Example:
If you wish to tune a guitar so that it will be in tune with
a certain piano, simply play any note on the piano, and wait a
momentforthenotetoregisteronthetuner’sdisplay. Thentouch
the calibrate (or FUNCTION) button on the tuner. Instantly the
green IN-TUNE light will go on, indicating that the tuner now
considers the piano to be in perfect tune. Now if you tune your
instrument to the tuner, your instrument will be in tune with the
piano. To return the tuner to standard A=440Hz., simply move
the power switch to OFF and then back ON. The tuner always
resets its internal scale to A=440Hz. when it is turned on.
MANUALRECALIBRATE
Most other tuners on the market allow the user to manually
recalibrate to a very limited number of pitches. However, the
STX-1500 can be recalibrated to any of 12 precise pitches. This
feature will be especially useful for tuning instruments that use
opentunings,suchasbanjos,dulcimers, Irishharps,pedal-steel
and bottle-neck guitars, etc., or any time you may wish to tune
to a “natural scale”rather than an “even-tempered scale.”
Example:
If you wish to recalibrate the tuner from standard
A=440Hz. to A=438Hz., press the FUNCTION button and hold
untilthetoprowof LEDs (MANUAL/FLAT, TONE OUT/IN TUNE
and TRANSPOSE/SHARP) light in sequence. Release the
FUNCTIONbuttonwhenonlythe(MANUAL)LEDislit.Thebottom
rowofLEDswillbegintolightinsequence.(EachLEDrepresents
1Hertz.)PresstheFUNCTIONbuttonwhentheLEDcorrespond-
ing to 438Hz. lights. The tuner’s scale is now shifted flat from
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