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USER MANUAL Pitchblack XS KORG

Reference pitch settings

Bright mode (brightness) settings

Parts of the Pitchblack XS Connections Turn o the power of all devices before you make any connections to avoid damaging your equipment. e INPUT and BYPASS jacks are mono. Stereo (TRS) cables will not work. DC 9 V IN jack Connect a separately sold AC adapter (9 V, ) here. Using an AC adapter other than what Korg recommends may cause a malfunction or damage. INPUT jack Connect a cable from your instrument to the INPUT jack of the tuner. e power turns on when you connect a cable to the INPUT jack, and the reference pitch setting blinks in the note name display for several seconds. Connecting a cable to the INPUT jack will turn the power on, but the tuner will not be in tuner mode. Press the TUNER ON/OFF switch to engage tuner mode. BYPASS jack Connect a cable from the BYPASS jack to your other eect pedals or amp. When the tuner is switched on, the signal from the INPUT jack will be muted for silent tuning. Signal is output from this jack while the tuner is o. DC 9V IN jack AC adapter (9V, , 600 mA or greater, sold separately) DISPLAY/BRIGHT button CALIB button

switch INPUT jack (mono) BYPASS jack (mono) Guitar, etc. Eect pedal, guitar amp, or mixer etc. Tuning guide LEDs Note name display Tuning LED meter4 BUFFERED/TRUE BYPASS switch is switches between ultra-buer bypass and true bypass. e ultra-buer circuit expands the dynamic range of the sound, which helps prevent the sound from thinning out when you use longer cables or multiple pedals. True bypass outputs the input audio as-is, without changing the sound in any way. Tuning procedure

1. Press the TUNER ON/OFF switch to activate the tuner.

e LED meter or the note name display lights up. e signal from the INPUT jack will not be output from the BYPASS jack. Tip: e TUNER ON/OFF switch only functions if an instrument is connected to the INPUT jack.

2. If necessary, set the reference pitch and the display mode. (page 5

“Reference pitch settings”, page 6 “Display mode settings”)

3. Play a single note on your instrument and tune it so that the desired note

appears in the note name display. e note name closest to the entered note appears in the note name display.

4. Tune your instrument using the tuning LED meter.

e method for indicating whether your instrument is in tune, sharp or at depends on which display mode you choose (page 6 “Display mode settings”).

5. Aer you nish tuning your instrument, press the TUNER ON/OFF switch to

turn the tuner o. e LED meter or the note name display goes dark. e signal from the INPUT jack is outputted to the BYPASS jack. Tip: e reference pitch, display mode and bright mode settings will be preserved even if you remove the AC adapter. Tip: To reset the settings to the factory defaults (reference pitch = 440 Hz, display mode = regular, bright mode = brighter), hold down the CALIB button and press the TUNER ON/OFF switch when you turn on the tuner.5 Reference pitch settings Set the reference pitch for tuning (the A note in the middle of the piano keyboard= A4) within the 436–445 Hz range. e Pitchblack XS comes from the factory with the reference pitch set to A=440 Hz.

1. Press the CALIB button.

e current setting will blink for several seconds in the note name display.

2. While the setting is shown, press the CALIB button to set the reference pitch.

Each time you press the CALIB button you will cycle through the following settings. 0: 440Hz 1: 441Hz 2: 442Hz 3: 443Hz 4: 444Hz 5: 445Hz 6: 436Hz 7: 437Hz 8: 438Hz 9: 439Hz

3. When you nish making the setting, wait for about two seconds without

pressing any buttons. e note name display blinks three times to indicate that the reference pitch has been set. e Pitchblack XS will automatically return to tuner mode. Tip: e reference pitch settings will be preserved even if you remove the AC adapter.6 Display mode settings Select one of four display patterns that shows whether your instrument is out of tune. e factory setting is Regular mode.

1. Press the DISPLAY/BRIGHT button.

e current setting will blink for several seconds in the note name display.

2. While this setting is shown, press the DISPLAY/BRIGHT button to select a

display pattern. Each time you press the DISPLAY/BRIGHT button you will cycle through the following settings. With all display modes, the tuning guide LEDs indicate whether the pitch is high or low. When the tuning is correct, both

light up. If the pitch is at, the

lights up; and if the pitch is sharp, the

lights up. 1: Regular Tune your instrument until the LED at the center of the LED meter lights up brightly. e LEDs on the meter light up from center to right if the pitch is sharp (high), and the LEDs light up from center to le if the pitch is at (low). 2: Strobe Tune your instrument until the LEDs stop running. Since the strobe meter has a higher precision, it allows you to tune with greater accuracy. e LEDs light up, running from le to right if the pitch is high and from right to le if the pitch is low. 3: Half-strobe Tune your instrument until the LEDs stop running and only the center LED is lit. e right-hand LEDs will strobe if the pitch is high, and the le-hand LEDs will strobe if the pitch is low. The pitch is sharp. In tune. The pitch is at. The pitch is sharp. In tune. The pitch is at. The pitch is sharp. In tune. The pitch is at.7 4: Mirror Tune your instrument until the LED at the center of the LED meter lights up brightly. e larger the pitch variation, the more that the LEDs towards either side light up.

3. When you nish making the setting, wait for about two seconds without

pressing any buttons. e note name display blinks twice to indicate that the display mode has been set. e Pitchblack XS will automatically return to tuner mode. Tip: e display mode settings will be preserved even if you remove the AC adapter. Bright mode (brightness) settings is sets the brightness (in two levels) of the display. e indicator is set to a brighter setting by factory default.

1. Hold down the DISPLAY/BRIGHT button.

e brightness of the display will change. e Pitchblack XS will automatically return to tuner mode. Tip: e bright mode settings will be preserved even if you remove the AC adapter. The pitch is sharp. In tune. The pitch is at.Specications Scale: 12-note equal temperament Detection range: E0 (20.60 Hz)–C8 (4,186 Hz) Reference pitch: A4=436–445 Hz (1 Hz steps) Detection accuracy: +/−0.1 cent (display mode: Strobe) Input impedance: 1 M-ohm (tuner on) Connection jacks: INPUT jack (6.3 mm monaural phone jack) BYPASS jack (6.3 mm monaural phone jack) DC 9V IN jack Power supply: AC adapter (9 V, , 600 mA or greater) (sold separately) Current consumption: maximum 40 mA Dimensions (W × D × H): 70 × 80 × 47 mm / 2.76″ × 3.15″ × 1.85″ (including protrusions) Weight: 198 g / 6.98 oz. Included items: Customer Notice (Dear Customer), Precautions, Rubber feet (1 sheet) Accessories (sold separately): AC adapter (9 V, , 600 mA)

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