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SYSTEM SETUP
/
CALIBRATION
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a.
Guitar Setup
•
To achieve the best
performance with
the Ibanez MIDI
guitar
system,
it
is important that
the
201
a
MIDI
guitar
be properly
set up. The following
simple steps
will
help
you
get
the most
from your system.
1)
RESTRI
NG THE GUITAR
Loosen the string by turning the turning knob
counter
-
clockwise.
Remove
string
from locking clamp by loosening
the locking
screw.
Insert
ballend of
new string into ballend
holder at the
bridge.
Feed
string
through hole
in
locking
clamp and retighten
screw. Tune to pitch using
tuning
knob.
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2
)
ST
RING
ACTI
ON
Each string can be ra ised or lowered independently. Toadjust
height. loosen
locking screws located on the side of the
bridge.
Adjust
the height of each string using the two height
adjusting
screws on each string
saddle.
After string action
has
been
set,
lock
the
bridge
pieces by means of the locking
screws on
the
side of the
bridge.
3
)
INTONATI
ON
For the MIDI
guitar
to
track
properly,
it is
very
important that
the
intona tion be correct. Loosen locking screws
located
on
the
side
of the bridge. Play the twelfth fret
harmonic.
Play
the
fretted note
at the
twelfth
fret. If the fretted note is sharp
when
compared to
the
harmonic. the string saddle must be
moved
back towards the
tuning
knobs.
If the
fretted
note is
lower
in pitch
than
the harmon ic.
the
string saddle should
be
moved
forward towards
the
fingerboard.
To
move the stri
ng
saddle.
loosen
the string then adjust the saddle
by
pushing it
forward
or backward.
An electronic guitar
tuner
such as the
Ibanez DAT-6
should
be
used
to
assure accurate
intonation.
Alter
all adjustments have been made.
retighten locking
screws on side of
bridge.
If you are not confident about
making the adjustments yourself.
refer
the guitar
to
a
qua!il
ied guitar
technician.
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4)
PICKUP
HEIGHT
ADJU
STM
ENT
The
standard
humbucking pickups are set up in the same
manner
as
any
re gular gu
itar
pickup. As long as the pickup
IS
adjusted to
be
para
llel to
t
he strings, height can be set to suit
your
individual
preference by means of three height adjust-
ment
screws, tw
o
on the bass side
01
the pickup and one on
thetrebleside. The
MIDI hex
pickup is adjustable for heightby
means of two
screws, one on each end of the pickup.
O.Smm
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•
6TH
STRING
HE
X
PI CKUP
b. System
Calibration
Procedures for syste
m calibration are as follows
1) TUNING THE IMG2010
GUITA
R
O.8mm
•
•
To
engage th
e Tuning
Funct
ion, first depress
18
TUNE KEY
As a result
of this, a f lashing "440" will appear on the
' 1 J:
PROGRAM
DISPLAY. If you Wish to change the pitch
standard, depress
the
@
INCREMENT KEY and the number
will increase by
one. The pitch standard can be changed
A440
-
A445 wi
t
h
t his procedure.
While in the t une
mode, a small upside down "U" will appear
in the
@
STRIN
G
A
SSIGN DISPLAY When a single string is
picked, the
string
number
will appear
In
the
@
PROGRAM
DISPLAY and
will rema in there as long as the note is
sustained.
II t
he string is not
In
tune. the upSide down "U"
will be broken and
one of the lower legs will be to the right or
left of
the
figure.
If t
his leg is to the right (sharp)'lurn the
@
TUNING
KNOB
fo
r
that string counter -clockwise until the
lower leg
aligns With the upper leg to complete the upside
down
" U".
If this leg is
to
th
e left (flat), turn the
@
TUNING KNOB for
that string clockwise
until the lower leg aligns with the
upper
leg to complet
e
t
he upSide down "U"
Repeat this
procedure for all six stnngs and the Mel and
IMG201 0 will
be
in
tune.
Once the t uning f
unction
IS
complete, depress the
@
ENTER
KEY to
continue playing, edittlng or further calibration
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