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Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, this manual should be read in its entirety. The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference. As shipped, the TU-88's battery is not yet installed. Be sure to read the section "Changing the Battery," and then follow the instructions to install the battery. Copyright © 2008 BOSS CORPORATION All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of BOSS CORPORATION. +TUNER - Switches the Tuner mode. (!) (Power button) Switches the power on and off. DC IN jack Connect the AC adaptor (optional BOSS PSA series) here. Display "Mvolume Sets the volume of the metronome sound and the reference tone. n PHONES/LINE-• Connect this output jack to headphones or the input of a line-level device such as a mixer. — Battery Compartment (bottom of the unit) Insert a 6F22/6LR61 (9 V) type battery. |— §i METRO Selects the Metronome mode and starts/stops the metronome sound. 4$ (Sound button) This switches the reference tone's sound or metronome sound on and off. Each press of this button switches among functions in the sequence described below. Tuner mode: Tuning mode - Flat feature -Reference Pitch Metronome mode: Rhythm Style - Beat - Tempo ▼ (Down)/A (Up) These change various settings TAP Set the metronome's tempo by tapping this button in time with the beat. MIX IN jack Connect the output from a line-level device here. PHONES VOLUME Adjusts the output level to the PHONES/LINE jack. Speaker This plays the metronome sound, the reference tone, and the Accu-Pitch sound. (MEMO) Sounds arriving at the INPUT jack, MIX IN jack, and the built-in mic are not played through the speaker. Use this when tuning acoustic instruments. Position the mic as closely as possible to the instrument. ■ :[•!i* To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or other devices, always turn down the volume, and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections. Once the connections have been completed, turn on power to your guitar amp or other amplification system last. By turning on devices in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction and/or damage to speakers and other devices. Tuner Screen Tuning Mode CHROMATIC: Allows tuning of any of the twelve pitches in the chromatic scale. GUITAR: Allows tuning by guitar string number BASS: Allows tuning by bass guitar string number Tuning Guide These show how close you are to the target pitch. O- Lights: pitch is flat (low) -O Lights: pitch is sharp (high) O- O Light simultaneously: in tune(± 3 cents) A Note Name/ String Number The display changes according to the tuning mode. CHROMATIC: Indicates the note name and octave. GUITAR/BASS: Indicates the string number and note name. M ÏOMATIC . # 1 •VWhz •Accu-Pitch -so +50 SENT \ Flat Feature You can tune an instrument to a pitch lower than regular tuning. You can set this within the range of t(one semitone lower) through (five semitones or two and a half steps lower). With the regular setting, and ^alternately flash. This shows the difference in pitch from the indicated note name or string number Reference Pitch - The frequency of the A4 ptich (the middle A on a piano keybord) that is used in tuning for performances is called the "reference pitch." Accu-Pitch function Metronome Screen Tempo Guide Flashes in time with the metronome tempo. O- Lights: downbeat <3 Lights: upbeats Tempo (30-250) Needle Moves in time with the tempo. Beats This indicates the current beat of a Rhythm Style as it's playing. This indicates whether the Accu-Pitch feature is on (displayed) or off (not shown). Rhythm Style Number This indicates the rhythm style number (the way the metronome sound) that you choose. k Eighth rest and : 7 J eighth note Eighth note 3: JJ2 Triplet Sixteenth note 6: ,J) J) Clave-based pattern 3-2 0: J Quarter note 4:^^^Triplet with center rest 7: ,7^7,^ J> Clave-based pattern 2-3 How to Use the Tuner (Normal Use-CHROMATIC Mode) 1. Connect the instrument to be tuned to the INPUT jack. If you're tuning an acoustic instrument, use the built-in mic instead. To use the mic, make sure that nothing is connected to the INPUT or OUTPUT jacks, and place the TU-88 near the instrument. * To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or other devices, always turn down the volume, and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections. 2. Press [ ] (Power button) to switch the power on. 3. Press frTUNER] to switch the tuner mode. 4. Press [SEL], then press [▼] [A] to choose the tuning mode (CHROMATIC, GUITAR, or BASS). In CHROMATIC mode, the TU-88 automatically displays note names and string numbers as you play them on your instrument. Most of the time, you'll find that CHROMATIC is the most convenient mode to use. (memo) If you wish to tune by specifying th...