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Advanced Tuning TechnologyBuilt into the guitar!Knob
Washer
Nut
Display ring
LED circuit board
Ribbon cableand connector
C Washer
Nut
Pot/Switch
PACKAGE CONTENTS2 Displaydiscs(Gibson®modelonly)4 Displaydiscs(Fender®modelonly)1 LEDcircuitboard1 Volumepot/switch1 9Vbattery1 BatteryholderandVelcro®1 Pickupscrew(Fendermodelonly,seepage7)2 Nuts1 Plainwasher1 ‘C’washer1 Thismanual
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SafetyInstructions1. ReadInstructions.2. KeeptheseInstructions.3. HeedallWarnings.4. FollowallInstructions.5. Donotusethisapparatusnearwater.6. Cleanonlywithadrycloth.7. Donotinstallnearanyheatsourcessuchas
radiators,heatregisters,stoves,orotherappa-ratus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
8. Refer all servicing to qualified service person-nel.Servicingisrequiredwhentheapparatushasbeendamagedinanyway,suchasadamagedconnector,liquidhasbeenspilledorobjectshavefallenintotheapparatus,theap-paratushasbeenexposedtorainormoisture,doesnotoperatenormally,orhasbeendropped.
9. ObjectandLiquidEntry—Careshouldbetakensothatobjectsdonotfallintoandliquidsarenotspilledintotheinsideoftheapparatus.
10. Disposeofusedbatteriesinaccordancewithallapplicablelawsandprocedures.
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ContentsSafetyInstructions.................. 2Introduction............................. 4Features................................. 5Installingthetuner.................. 7Tunerdetails........................... 18Tuningprocedure................... 19Changingthebattery.............. 21Specifications ........................ 22Warrantyandrepair................ 2�
Quickstart!Seepage19ifthetunerisalreadyinstalledandyoucan’twaitasecondlongertotuneyourguitar.
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IntroductionTheN-Tune™Chromatictunerreplacesthevolumecontrolofyourelectricguitar.Itcanbeinstalledbyexperiencedguitartechniciansinmostelectricguitarorbasses,withouttheneedfor routing, woodworking, or other modification.
Thetunerwilltaketheplaceofastandardthree-terminalguitarpotentiometer.Twopotsareavailable:• A 250kΩ pot intended for Strat®-styleguitars.• A 500kΩ pot intended for everything else.Note:Iftheexistingvolumepothasextrafea-turesthatmakeitdomorethanjustcontrolthevolume,thentheseextrafeatureswillnotworkwhenthetunerisinstalled.
IMPORTANT NOTE:InstallationoftheN-Tunesystemmayvoidthemanufacturer’swarrantyonyourguitar.Checkwithyourguitar’smanu-facturerorthedealerfromwheretheguitarwaspurchasedfordetails.Itishighlyrecommendedthat only a qualified guitar technician install the N-Tune.ZeroCrossingInc.assumesnoliabilityforanydamageorinjuriesincurredinrelationtothe installation or modification of your guitar.
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Features
1. Youroriginalvolumeknobisreused.
2. Adisplayringunderthevolumeknobshowsthevariousnotesandthetuning-statussymbols: flat, sharp, and tuned.
3. Asastringisplucked,thesignalsfromthepickupsaresampled,andthenoteandtuningstatusareshownbythedisplay’sLEDs.
Knob
Washer
Nut
Display ring
LED circuit board
Ribbon cableand connector
C Washer
Nut
Pot/Switch
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4. Thepotentiometerisahighgradedesignthatwillimprovetheperformanceofmostguitars.
5. Pullthevolumeknobuptoturnthetuneron.Pressitdowntoturnitoff.
6. Theguitar’soutputismutedwhenthetuneristurnedon(sotheguitar’soutputismutedwhileyouaretuning).
7. Thetunerispoweredbyauser-replacable9Vbattery.
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InstallingthetunerItisrecommendedthatthefollowinginstallationprocedureshouldonlybeundertakenbyexpe-riencedguitartechnicians.Makesurethatthetuneristhecorrectmodelforyourguitar.
IMPORTANTNOTEFORFENDERGUITARS:Therearemanydifferentstylesofelectricguitars,andinstallingtheN-Tunemayrequiresomecom-promisestoconsiderforyourparticularFendermodel.Forinstance,onsomeFenderStrato-castermodels,youmaynoticethattheN-Tunedisplayringcaninterferewithaccesstoaportionofthepickupadjustmentscrewthatisadjacenttothevolumecontrol.AccessingthisscrewforpickupheightadjustmentmayrequiretemporaryremovaloftheN-Tunedisplayringandcircuitboard.Also,beawarethatFenderusesdifferenttypesofscrewsforthislocationondifferentStratmodels. We have provided a replacement flat head/countersunkpickupadjustmentscrewthatwillworkforsomemodels.Thisprovidedscrewrequiresacountersunkholeinthepickguardinorder to allow for a flat surface under the edge of theN-Tunecircuitboardanddisplayring.SomeotherStratocastermodelsdonothavecounter-sunkholesforthepickguardmountingscrew.
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ItmaybenecessarytocountersinkthatholeandusetheprovidedscrewtogetyourN-Tuneto install flush to the pick guard. BE AWARE THATINSTALLINGTHECOUNTERSUNKSCREWINTOAPICKGUARDTHATDOESNOTHAVECOUNTERSUNKHOLESCANCAUSEDAMAGETOTHEPICKGUARD.FORBESTRESULTS,REFERALLINSTALLATIONSTOAQUALIFIEDGUITARTECHNICIANWHOWILLGIVEYOUTHEBESTOPTIONSFORINSTAL-LATIONOFTHEN-TUNEINYOURGUITAR.
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ToolsrequiredSolderingiron,solder,soldersuckerorsolderwick,pliers,ascrewdriverselection,andnutdrivers.
Electro-StaticDischarge(ESD)precautionsTakecaretoobserveESDprecautionswhenhan-dlingthePCBboard,topreventdamagetothecircuitcomponentsfromstaticelectricitydischarg-ingfromyourbody.UseanESDwriststrapandcorrectlygroundittoreducethestaticelectricitybuilduponyourbody.DonottouchtheLEDcircuitboard’scomponentsorconductors,anddonotgettheLEDcircuitboardoutuntilthemomentyouarereadytouseit.
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ThePotentiometerThepotentiometercomespre-wiredtoa9Vbatteryconnector,withtwoshortwiressoldered,anda4-pinconnector.
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ChassisCaseTerminal
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ProcedureThefollowingprocedureassumesyourguitarhasastandard�-terminalpotentiometer.Usetheseinstructionsasaguide,butpleaserefertoourwebsitewww.n-tune.comformoredetailsbeforeproceeding.
1. SomeguitartechniciansmaywanttoremovethestringsonStrat®styleguitarstoallowforeasieraccesstothepickguard.StringremovalisnotrequiredonmostGibson®styleguitars.
2. ForStrat-styleguitars,removethepickguardandsafelystorethemountingscrewsandanyrelatedhardwareforeasyretrieval.ForGibsonstyleguitars,removethebackplateandsafelystorethemountingscrewsandanyrelatedhardwareforaccesstothevol-umepot.
�. Beforeyouremovetheoldvolumepot,makeadetailedsketchcarefullynotingthelocationofallofthewiresthatareconnected.
4. Thethreadedshaftofthenewpotis8mmindiameter.Iftheholeintheguitaristoosmallforthepot,anon-supportedmethodwouldbetoenlargetheholeto11/�2".
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5. WiththespecialCwasherinplace,adjustthenutuntilthereisatleast5.5mmofthreadshowingabovetheguitar’sface.Checkthepotdoesnotin-terferewiththebackplateorpickguard.(Forreference,5.5mmisthethick-nessofthesuppliedplasticdiscplusthethicknessofanut.
�. Solderthegroundconnections(typicallytheblackwires)oftheoldpottotheLterminalorthechassiscaseterminalonthenewpot.
FORFENDER®:SolderthegroundconnectionsfromtheoldpottoterminalL(orthechassiscase)onthenewpot(groundwiresonStrat®andTele®styleguitarsaretypicallyblack).Soldertheinputsignalwirefromtheoldpot(typically,theleadfromthepickupselectorswitch)toterminal5onthenewpush/pullswitch.
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FORGIBSON®:TraditionalGibson-stylehum-buckershaveasinglebraided-shieldpickuplead.Forthistypeofpickuplead,theexternalbraidedshieldisactuallythegroundconduc-tor,andthehotleadistheinsulated(coaxial)centerconductor.TowirethistypeofpickuptotheN-Tune,thecenterconductor(whichwasprobablyon“R”ontheoldpot)goestoterminal5,andwireajumperfromterminalLtoconnecttothebraidedshieldground.Itmaybeagoodideatowraptheendofthebraidedshieldwithsomeelectricaltape,sothatitdoesnottouchanyoftheotherter-minalsonthenewpotandpush/pullswitch,groundingthemoutinadvertently.
7. Soldertheoutputjackwireoftheoldpot(typicallyterminalM)totheMterminalonthenew pot. (See the figure on page 12.)
8. Soldertheinputsignalwireoftheoldpot(mostlikelyterminalR)toterminal5onthenewpot.(Notethatitgoestoterminal5 andnotterminalR.)
9. Solderanytonewiresfromtheoldpottothesameterminalonthenewpot.
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10.Beforereassemblingtheguitar,plugitintoanampandcheckthatthevolumecontrolisworking.Ifalliswell,unplugtheguitarfromtheamp.Ifyouhaveremovedthestrings,taponthepickupwithascrewdriverandyoushouldhearthetappingthroughtheamp.
11. PasstheconnectoroftheLEDcircuitboardthroughtheopenhole.
12.PushthepotintotheholeandmakesuretheribboncableoftheLEDcircuit board fits intotheopenslotintheCwasher.Jointogetherthecon-nectorsfromtheLEDcircuitboardandthepot.
1�. Installanew9Vbattery,notingthecorrect“+”and“–”polarity.Fitittothebatteryholderclip.
LED circuitboard
NutC Washer
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14.SecurelyattachthebatteryholdercliptotheinsidecavityoftheguitarwiththeprovidedVelcro.Findaplacethatwillnotbeinthewayofanypots,wiresorothercontrols.
15.Pulluptheshaftofthenewpottoturnonthetuner.VerifythattheLEDsalllightup.Pushitintoturnitoff.
1�.CarefullyputtheLEDcircuitboardinsideyourchosenplasticdisplayring,ensuringthattheLEDslineupwiththepocketsinthering.Positionthedisplayring/LEDcircuitboardas-semblyinplaceoverthethreadedshaftofthepot,andgentlypulltheribboncablethroughtheopeningoftheCwasher.
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LED circuitboard
Pot/switch
Ribboncable
Pot/Switch
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17.Placeaplainwasherandnutontopofthedisplayring,andhandtightenthenutsoeverythingislooselyheldinplace.
18.Rotatethedisplayring/pcb/potassemblyuntilthe“tuned”indicatorispointingupandclearlyvisiblewhenyouplaytheguitar.
19.MakesurethattheribboncablefromtheLEDcircuitboardisseatedcorrectlyintheopeningoftheCwasher,andnotliabletobepinched. Using a nut driver, gently yet firmly tightenthetopnuttolockeverythinginplace.
20.Reassembletheguitar,beingparticularlycarefultorouteallwiressotheywillnotbepinchedwhenthepickguardorotherhard-wareisremounted.Beawareofanybulgesor areas where things don’t fit correctly, and correcttheseissuesbeforeproceeding.Restringtheguitarifyouremovedthestrings.
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21.Pushyouroriginalvolumeknobontotheknurlofthenewpot.
22.Whentheknobispulledup,thetunerwillwork,andthereshouldbenooutputtoyourguitaramp.Seethenextpagefordetailsofhowtotunetheguitar.
Whentheknobisdown,thetuneranditsLEDswillbeoff,andtheguitaroutputwillberestored.
YouarenowreadytotuneupyourguitarwithN-Tune!
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TunerdetailsThedisplayringismarkedwithnotesA,B,C,D,E,F,andG.Inadditiontherearetuningstatusindicatorsasshowninthistable:
Mark DescriptionFLAT.Thestringneedstobetight-ened. This red light will flash faster asyougetclosertotune.
SHARP.Thestringneedstobeloosened. This red light will flash fasterasyougetclosertotune.
TUNED.Thestringisintunewhenthisgreenlightcomeson.
TUNED-SHARP.Thislightswhenthestringistunedtoasharp,suchasF#.
Thetunerallowsyoutoeasilytuneanystringtoanynote,andsetupspecialtunings.
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Tuningprocedure
1. Pullonthevolumeknobtoturnonthetuner.(Whenthetunerison,theoutputismuted.)
2. Pluckastring,anditsclosestnotewillbedis-playedbytheA,B,C,D,E,F,andGLEDs.
�. Tunethestringuntilthedesirednoteisdis-played.
4. If the flat symbol is flashing red, then tighten the string. It will flash faster as you get closer totune.
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5. If the sharp symbol is flashing then loosen the string. It will flash faster as you get closer to tune. Try tuning down until the flat symbol is flashing, then tune up.
�. Thegreentunedsymbolwilllightwithhappi-nesswhenyouaretuned.
7. Repeatthisfortheotherstrings.
8. Ifyouaretryingtotunetoasharp,suchasF#,thentuneupuntilboththegreentunedlightandthetuned-sharplightcomeon.
9. Pushthevolumeknobtoturnthetuneroffandrestorethenormaloutput.
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ChangingthebatteryThetunerhasminimalbatterypowerdraw,andshouldprovidemanymonthsofuse.Ifyouneedtoreplacethebattery,usethefollowingsteps:
• Dependingonhowitisinstalled,thebatterycanbeaccessedfromtherearpanelofyourguitarorunderthepickguard.
• Velcrostripsholdthebatterymountingclipinplaceinsidetheguitar.
• Removethebatteryandcarefullyinstallanewone,makingsurethatthepolarityiscor-rect.
• Removethebatteryifyourguitarisnotgoingtobeusedforlongperiodsoftime.
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Specifications NoteRange
27Hzto�520Hz(notesA0–A7)Accuracy
+/-2centsInputSource
InstrumentpickupsBatteryLife
Estimatedatoneyear’sworthoftuning(approximately�00+tunings).Thetunerautomaticallypowersdownwhennotinusetoconservebatterylife
PowerRequirementsOne9Vbattery
PhysicalDimensionsTunerDiscwithLEDcircuitboardHeight: 1.�5"Width: 1.�5"Depth: 0.12"PotentiometerBodyHeight: 0.98"Width: 0.72"Depth: 0.94"
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Warrantyandrepair• Ifyoususpectthereissomethingwrongwith
yourtuner,pleasecontactusandwewilltryourbesttohelpyou.
• ThepatentedN-Tuneguitartuningsystemcarriesaoneyearlimitedwarranty.Visitourwebsiteforanywarrantyrelatedissues.Proofofpurchasemayberequired.
• N-TuneisatrademarkofZeroCrossingInc.Allotherbrandsaretrademarksorregisteredtrademarksoftheirrespectiveholders,andareherebyacknowledged.
©2007ZeroCrossingInc.AllRightsReserved.ManualRevAJan2008
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Advanced Tuning TechnologyBuilt into the guitar!