SABINE STX-1100 Manual

Manual is about: Chromatic AutoTuner

Summary of STX-1100

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  • Page 2: Outstanding Features

    2 outstanding features chromatic scale - full range the stx1100 automatically senses all 12 notes in the musical scale. It tunes all open strings, from the five-string bass to the mandolin and violin, and can be used to tune all musical instruments and voice. Automatic note sensing the stx1100 autom...

  • Page 3: Quartz Accuracy

    3 quartz accuracy a highly stable quartz crystal resonator assures that the sabine autotuner is much more accurate than the human ear (+/- one cent.) music stand and amplifier mounts the stx1100 has two stainless steel clips built into the case top so the tuner can be easily mounted on a music stand...

  • Page 4: Instructions For Tuning

    4 instructions for tuning 1. Slide the on/off switch to on. Wait two seconds for the green light to start blinking. The green light will blink once per second to indi- cate that the unit is on and ready. Acoustic instrument tones are detected by a very sensitive internal mi- crophone. It is generall...

  • Page 5: Automatic Battery Monitoring

    5 how to use the special features automatic battery monitoring the stx1100 monitors the voltage of its battery automatically. If the voltage gets low, the "in tune" indicator light (green) will stop blinking and the "flat" (amber) and "sharp" (red) indicator lights will blink simul- taneously. The t...

  • Page 6: Music Stand Clips

    6 music stand clips the stx1100 mounts easily to the bed of a music stand so that you can monitor your pitch while you play. (see figure 1.) if your stand has a sharp or ragged edge, a strip of tape along the edge will prevent scratching the top of your tuner. The clips will easily accommodate a thi...

  • Page 7: Manual Calibration

    7 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. Manual calibration most other tuners on the market allow the user to manually calibrate to a very limited number...

  • Page 8: Transpose

    8 example: first, plug the tuner into an amplifier. If you wish to hear a “c” note, press the function button for three seconds until the manual/ flat, tone out/in tune and transpose/sharp leds light in sequence. Press the function button when the tone out led is lit. Now the “a” led on the bottom w...

  • Page 9: Tuning Tips

    9 tuning tips most musical instruments have peculiarities that can cause annoying tuning problems. Fortunately, most of these peculiarities can be over- come by following these simple procedures: fretted instruments 1. Pluck the instrument once per second at normal volume while you are tuning. Pluck...

  • Page 10: The Violin Family

    10 note for advanced fretted instrumentalists: all fretted instruments, and most other instruments, are constructed to play an “even-tempered scale.” sabine tuners are also calibrated to this scale. The “even-tempered scale” places equal tonal spacing between all notes in the scale so that the music...

  • Page 11: Specifications

    11 ideal for tuning an acoustic guitar in a noisy room or for tuning instruments that have very short tones like banjos or mandolins. Ask your dealer or send $20.95 to sabine. (u.S. Or canada only. Send $27.95 in other countries.) the cm-1 comes with a 30-day money back guarantee. Specifications siz...

  • Page 12: Limited Warranty

    Limited warranty if your stx1100 tuner fails because of a manufacturing defect within two years from the date of original purchase, please return, post- age prepaid, to sabine for a replacement with a new or recondi- tioned product. This warranty does not cover damage caused by accident, misuse, or ...