Sabine Professional Rack Tuner Operating Guide Quick Setup Directions 1. Power on the Sabine RT-7000 or RT-7100 Rack Tuner. 2. Plug your instrument into one of the ¼-inch input connectors. 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. 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 easyto-read. RT-7100 Features Display: Swoop LED Display Gives you the best visual cue for easy tuning, especially from a distance. It works like a bar graph of your pitch, sweeping up for sharp & down for flat. Read: Bright & Easy to Read The huge note indicator is visible from across the stage, even if you're wearing shades! Modes: Dual Tuning Modes Never again will tuning be a dreary prelude to greater things with Sabine's Dual Mode LED tuning display. 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. Channels: Two Independent Channels Select on front panel or with optional foot switch (model # RTPED2). SmartSwitchTM Circuit: SmartSwitch A/B Circuit The RT-7100 senses your input/ 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!* Tune: Flat Tune Set the tuner to any of four different flat tunings: ½, 1, 1½, or 2 steps below standard pitch. Play and tune your guitar normally but at a lower overall pitch! 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 front panel or with the optional foot switch. Mic: Built-in Mic Tunes almost any acoustic instrument. Jacks: Dual Jacks Front and back panel input/output jacks. Automatic Note & Sharp/Flat Sensing Chromatic: Chromatic 7-Octave range, perfect for guitar and bass; works all the way down to a low A! Case: Heavy-Duty Metal Case Built for heavy road use. Built-in power supply Memory: Power-off Memory Recalls previous Calibration & Flat-tune settings. 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. *NOTE: A/B switch does not combine signals from inputs or outputs. Only one output is active at a time. Instrument Tuning Tips Pluck one string at a time. Pluck the instrument once per second to keep the note "fresh" while you are tuning. Notes go noticeably flat a second or two after being plucked. If tuning a higher-pitched instrument (such as a mandolin), pluck a little faster; for a lower-pitched instrument (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 desire. 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. 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 difficult chords, but causes the strings to be pulled sharp. RT-7100 Quick Setup Directions 1. Power on the Sabine RT-7000 or RT-7100 Rack Tuner. 2. Plug your instrument into one of the ¼-inch input connectors. 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. Adjust the tuning of the string until the In-Tune LED lights. Using your RT-7100 Rack Tuner Inputs/Outputs The RT-7100 Rack Tuner has two channels (A or B) with inputs (labeled "INST") for these channels on both the front panel and back panel. NOTE Only one input jack (front or NOTE: back) per channel can be used at a time. The Rack Tuner Outputs are labeled "AMP." The RT-7100 has outputs located on the back and on the front panel. NOTE NOTE: only one input or output jack (front or back panel) per channel can be used at a time. Foot Pedal The RT-7100 has ¼-inch TRS connectors for a two-switch pedal (model # RTPED2). Use the Foot Pedal to toggle between Channels A & B and/or to Mute the tuner output. Connectors are located on both the front and back panels (use only one pedal at a time). When a foot pedal is connected, all front panel switches still operate. NOTE: if you use your own pedal, the switches must be momentary, not latching. SmartSwitchTM A/B Display This LED array displays your input/output configuration and the signal path of the SmartSwitch circuit. As you plug in your guitar(s) and amp(s) you will immediately see the corresponding A or B INST or AMP LED light on the Display. When you touch the A/B switch, the signal path LEDs will clearly show the signal routing configuration of the SmartSwitch (see diagrams on page 4). And, at the same time, the A or B input LED will flash to indicate the active tuner channel. Front Panel Switches The A/B switch performs two functions simultaneously. Tuner Channel Switching: Tapping the front-panel A/B button switches the tuner to either the A or B input, and the appropriate LED flashes on the SmartSwitch display to show you which channel is active in the tuner. Signal Channel Routing: Tapping the A/B switch also routes the input/output signal path to match your rig. Use the SmartSwitch A/B circuit with any of the following configurations: or One guitar into one amp out: Simple setup, you don't need the A/B Function Two separate rigs: 2 guitars into 2 amp outs: Switches both inputs & outputs between channels A or B or Two guitars, one amp output: Switches inputs Use the front panel Flat Tune Button to quickly transpose your guitar down from standard tuning -- great for those dark-n-heavy Eb and D tunings. The front panel Flat Tune Steps scale shows the number of steps or tones below standard tuning. NOTE The RT-7100 display has dedicated LEDs OTE: that show Flat Tune status. The Flat Tune LED for the current setting will always be lit. The "0" LED signifies standard tuning; each position to the left of zero represents ½ tone down from standard tuning. Press the Flat Tune Button once to move the status light one LED to the left. For example, to flat tune your guitar down two half tones, tap the Flat Tune Button twice. The Flat Tune Button will light and the Flat Tune LED will move two positions to the left. Tapping the front panel's Strobe Button toggles the display mode between Standard and Strobe mode. Standard Mode: (resembles a bar graph) Up to 8 sharp or flat LEDs will light up to indicate the degree of sharpness or flatness in cents. As the played note gets closer to the note indicated by the Note LED the corresponding sharp or flat LEDs will LED, dim and turn off one by one until the green "in tune" LED lights. Mode: Strobe Mode: LEDs strobe left to indicate flat, right to indicate sharp. Strobe speed is a function of the distance the played note is from being in tune. A pitch far from the closest note (as indicated by the Note LED will strobe quickly. As the LED) played note gets closer to the note indicated by the Note LED LED, the strobe effect will slow down and eventually stop for in tune. NOTE: NOTE As in all strobe tuners, it can be difficult to get the strobe effect to stop completely. This is due to the extreme accuracy of the strobe tuner and the fluctuation in string vibration frequency as it varies from "first plucked" to sustained note. Use the Front Panel Calibrate Butt o n to tune your instrument to a pitch basis other than A = 440 Hz. NOTE: NOTE The RT-7100 display has dedicated LEDs that show calibration status. The Calibration LED for the current setting will always be lit. Press the Calibrate Button once to move the status light one LED to the right (past 445 Hz, the LED will cycle to 435 Hz). For example, if you wish to recalibrate the tuner from standard A = 440 Hz to A = 442 Hz, tap the Calibrate Button twice. The Calibrate Button and the Calibration LED above 442 Hz will remain lit while the tuner is calibrated to A = 442 Hz. The Mute Button mutes both outputs for silent tuning. The mute function can also be operated with a foot switch. Front Panel Microphone The front panel of the RT-7100 is equipped with a microphone for acoustic instrument tuning without a ¼-inch cord. This microphone is disconnected whenever any of the inputs has a connector plugged into it. Signal from the microphone will not pass to any of the outputs. 1 2 3 4 5 Instrument Inputs (See NOTE on last page) Outputs Pedal Switch SmartSwitchTM A/B Display A/B Display 6 7 8 9 10 11 Function Buttons Note Display Flat Tune Step LEDs Calibration Scale LEDs In Tune LED Power Switch or One guitar, 2 amp outputs: Switches outputs RT-7100 Front Panel 1 4 6 7 8 2 3 6 9 10 11 NOTE: A/B switch does not combine signals from inputs or outputs. Only one output is active at a time. RT-7000 Quick Setup Directions 1. Power on the Sabine RT-7000 or RT-7100 Rack Tuner. 2. Plug your instrument into one of the ¼-inch input connectors. 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. Adjust the tuning of the string until the In-Tune LED lights. Tapping the front panel's Strobe Button toggles the display mode between Inputs/Outputs Standard and Strobe mode. The RT-7000 Rack Tuner has two channels (A or B) with inStandard Mode: (resembles a bar graph) Up to 8 sharp or puts (labeled "INST") for these channels on both the front panel flat LEDs will light up to indicate the degree of sharpness or flatand back panel. NOTE Only one input jack (front or back) NOTE: ness in cents. As the played note gets closer to the note indiper channel can be used at a time. The Rack Tuner Outputs cated by the Note LED, the corresponding sharp or flat LEDs will are labeled "AMP." The RT-7000 has Outputs for channels A dim and turn off one by one until the green "in tune" LED lights. and B located on the back panel of the unit. Strobe Mode: LEDs strobe left to indicate flat, right to indiFoot Pedal cate sharp. Strobe speed is a function of the distance the The RT-7000 has ¼-inch TRS connectors for a two-switch played note is from being in tune. A pitch far from the closest pedal (model # RTPED2). Use the Foot Pedal to toggle between note (as indicated by the Note LED) will strobe quickly. As the Channels A & B and/or to Mute the tuner output. Connectors played note gets closer to the note indicated by the Note LED LED, are located on both the front and back panels (only one pedal the strobe effect will slow down and eventually stop for in tune. should be used at a time). When a foot pedal is connected, all NOTE: NOTE As in all strobe tuners, it can be difficult to get the strobe front panel switches still operate. NOTE: if you use your own 8 effect to stop completely. This is due to the extreme accuracy pedal, the switches must be momentary, not latching. of the strobe tuner and the fluctuation in string vibration freA/B Switch Display quency as it varies from "first plucked" to sustained note. This LED array displays your input/output conUse the Front Panel Calibrate Button to figuration and the signal path of the A/B circuit. tune your instrument to a pitch other than As you plug in your guitar(s) and amp(s) you will A = 440 Hz, or if you want to use alterimmediately see the corresponding A or B INST nate scales. NOTE The RT-7000 display uses the ...