SABINE RT-7000 Operating Manual

Quick Setup Directions
1. 1. 1. 1. 1. Power on the Sabine RT-7000 or RT-7100 Rack Tuner.
2. 2. 2. 2. 2. Plug your instrument into one of the ¼-inch input connectors.
3. 3. 3. 3. 3. Pluck the string you wish to tune—the nearest note will be displayed in the Note LED display and the distance to
in-tune (in relation to that note) will be shown by the number of Flat or Sharp LEDs lit.
4. 4. 4. 4. 4. Adjust the tuning of the string until the In-Tune LED lights.
Congratulations! You have the world's most advanced rack-mount
instrument tuner. Sabine RT-7000 Series Professional Rack Tuners
are road-worthy tuners that are fast, accurate, versatile and easy-
to-read.
RT-7100 Features
Swoop LED Display Swoop LED Display
Swoop LED Display: Gives you the best visual cue for easy Swoop LED Display Swoop LED Display
tuning, especially from a distance. It works like a bar graph of
your pitch, sweeping up for sharp & down for flat.
Bright & Easy to Read Bright & Easy to Read Bright & Easy to Read: The huge note indicator is visible from
Bright & Easy to Read Bright & Easy to Read
across the stage, even if you're wearing shades!
Dual Tuning Modes Dual Tuning Modes
Dual Tuning Modes: Never again will tuning be a dreary pre- Dual Tuning Modes Dual Tuning Modes
lude to greater things with Sabine's Dual Mode LED tuning dis-
play. Standard Mode gives you a bar graph reading of your
pitch. Strobe Mode shows moving sweep of pitch. Both are
more accurate than conventional needle-style displays.
Two Independent Channels Two Independent Channels Two Independent Channels: Select on front panel or with op- Two Independent Channels Two Independent Channels
tional foot switch (model # RTPED2).
SmartSwitch™ A/B Circuit SmartSwitch SmartSwitch SmartSwitch SmartSwitch A/B Circuit A/B Circuit A/B Circuit: The RT-7100 senses your input/ A/B Circuit
output configuration and automatically adjusts the A/B switch
to conform to your setup. Have two guitars and one amp? Or
one guitar and two amps? No problem – just plug 'em in and
switch between guitars or amps depending your setup!*
*
NOTE: A/B switch does not combine combine signals from inputs or outputs. Only one output combine combine combine
is active at a time.
♦ Pluck one string at a time.
♦ Pluck the instrument once per second to keep the
note "fresh" while you are tuning. Notes go notice-
ably flat a second or two after being plucked. If tun-
ing a higher-pitched instrument (such as a mando-
lin), pluck a little faster; for a lower-pitched instru-
ment (such as a bass), pluck slower.
♦ Do not pluck loudly. Generally light to medium
volumes provide purer tones that are easier for
tuners to analyze.
♦ Fingernails and flat picks add overtones and slow
the tuning process.
♦ Tune from a pitch that is flat up to the pitch you de-
sire. This procedure removes any slack in the gears
of the instrument's tuning heads. If you tune from
sharp to in tune, the gears will slip as you play,
and the instrument will go flat after a few minutes
of playing.
Sabine Professional Rack Tuner
Operating Guide
&
Instrument Tuning Tips
Flat Tune Flat Tune: Set the tuner to any of four different flat tunings: ½, Flat Tune Flat Tune Flat Tune
1, 1½, or 2 steps below standard pitch. Play and tune your
guitar normally but at a lower overall pitch!
Calibration Calibration
Calibration Calibration Calibration: Change the overall calibration of the tuner from
435 to 445 Hz.
Mute Mute: Mute your instrument for silent tuning – select on the Mute Mute Mute
front panel or with the optional foot switch.
Built-in Mic Built-in Mic Built-in Mic Built-in Mic: Tunes almost any acoustic instrument. Built-in Mic
Dual Jacks: Front and back panel input/output jacks. Dual Jacks Dual Jacks Dual Jacks Dual Jacks
Automatic Note & Sharp/Flat Sensing Automatic Note & Sharp/Flat Sensing Automatic Note & Sharp/Flat Sensing
Automatic Note & Sharp/Flat Sensing Automatic Note & Sharp/Flat Sensing
Chromatic Chromatic Chromatic Chromatic: 7-Octave range, perfect for guitar and bass; works Chromatic
all the way down to a low A!
Heavy-Duty Metal Case Heavy-Duty Metal Case Heavy-Duty Metal Case Heavy-Duty Metal Case: Built for heavy road use. Heavy-Duty Metal Case
Built-in power supply Built-in power supply Built-in power supply Built-in power supply Built-in power supply
Power-off Memory Power-off Memory Power-off Memory Power-off Memory Power-off Memory: Recalls previous Calibration & Flat-tune set-
tings.
RT-7000 Features
All the same great features except:
♦ Standard A/B switch between channels
♦ Output jacks on back panel only
♦ Tunes via instrument plug-in only (no built-in mic)
Both the RT-7000 & RT-7100 Professional Rack Tuners are Made in the USA
and come with Sabine's famous two-year warranty.
♦ If you have difficulty getting a note to register on
the tuner, touch the other strings lightly to stop their
sympathetic vibrations.
♦ Use good strings. Old strings lose their uniformity
and do not vibrate evenly. Remember to stretch your
new strings out; new strings stretch flat as you play.
♦ All sources of friction cause tuning problems. For
example, if the slot in an instrument's nut is too
tight, the string will be pulled flat as it is played. A
tight nut (or capo) will cause the string's pitch to
change in steps rather than evenly.
♦ Avoid pressure on the instrument while tuning. Even
moderate pressure on the neck of a guitar will cause
a noticeable change in pitch. Also, press the strings
straight down to the fingerboard. Bending the
strings sideways is very common, especially on dif-
ficult chords, but causes the strings to be pulled
sharp.
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