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English Manual
Important Safety Instructions
About this manual
Introduction
Setup
Display and controls
How to use PolyTune Clip
Chromatic versus polyphonic tuning
Setting instrument type (guitar or bass)
Inserting/replacing the battery
Technical specifications
Getting support
Product
Document
Document version / date
PolyTune Clip
Reference manual
2015-06-16
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Important Safety Instructions
Important Safety Instructions
– Read these instructions.
– Keep these instructions.
– Heed all warnings.
– Follow all instructions.
– Do not use this apparatus near water.
– Clean only with dry cloth.
– Do not block any ventilation openings.
– Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
– Do not install near heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
– Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
– Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.
– Warning: Batteries installed shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as direct sunlight, fire or the like.
– To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock, do not expose this equipment to dripping or splashing and ensure that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, are placed on or near the equipment. Do not install this product in a confined space.
Warning –
Coin/Button cell battery
Applicable to products with the symbol
DO NOT INGEST BATTERY.
CHEMICAL BURN HAZARD!
This product contains a coin/button cell battery. If the coin/button cell battery is swallowed, it can cause severe internal burns in just 2 hours and can lead to death.
Keep new and used batteries away from children. If the battery compartment does not close securely, stop using the product and keep it away from children.
If you think batteries might have been swallowed or placed inside any part of the body, seek immediate medical attention.
Caution
– You are cautioned that any change or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.
– Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type.
EMC/EMI
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B Digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
– Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/
TV technician for help.
–
For customers in Canada: This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian CAN
ICES-3(B).
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Service
– All service must be performed by qualified personnel.
– Used batteries must be disposed of or recycled properly.
Important Safety Instructions
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About this manual
This manual will help you learn understanding and operating your TC product.
This manual is only available as a PDF download from the TC Electronic website. A printed multilingual quick guide is provided with the product.
Of course, you can print this manual, but we encourage you to use the PDF version, which has both internal and external hyperlinks. For example, clicking the TC Electronic logo in the upper left corner of each page will take you to the table of contents.
To get the most from this manual, please read it from start to finish, or you may miss important information.
To download the most current version of this manual, visit tcelectronic.com/support/manuals/
Enjoy your TC product!
About this manual
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Introduction
Introduction
PolyTune Clip is much more than just a clip-on tuner, it’s a revolution! Perfectly combining state of the art tuning technology with an unprecedented attention to aesthetics and functionality,
PolyTune Clip gives a tune-up that’s unmatched in speed, precision and grace.
PolyTune Clip is designed to be your trusty tuning companion, whether you’re going for a quick on-stage tune-up or an ultra-precise setup of your instrument.
PolyTune Clip sports three distinct tuning modes
– ranging from the game-changing polyphonic tuning mode that lets you tune all strings of your instruments at once, to your trusty chromatic tuner and all the way to an ultra-precise strobe tuner mode, which offers ±0.02 cents of tuning precision.
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Setup
Setup
Ready…
The PolyTune Clip box should contain the following items:
– 1 PolyTune Clip tuner
– 1 CR2032 button cell battery
– 1 multilingual quick guide
– 1 voucher for the free PolyTune Plug-in.
Inspect all items for signs of transit damage. In the unlikely event of transit damage, inform the carrier and supplier.
If damage has occurred, keep all packaging as it can be used as evidence of excessive handling force.
Set…
– Insert the battery into the PolyTune Clip as
described under “Inserting/replacing the battery”.
– Remove the protective film from the PolyTune
Clip display.
– Attach PolyTune Clip to the neck of your guitar, and adjust the hinge. Chose whatever position you like – the display will automatically adapt to PolyTune Clip’s position.
That’s it. There are no audio connections to make. Both for acoustic and electric instruments, PolyTune Clip will pick up the signal with its built-in piezo sensor^.
Get ready for a new tuning experience!
Tuning your instrument with PolyTune Clip is fast and intuitive. If you don’t feel like reading the manual, just strum your instrument and watch the display. We think you’ll like what you see.
E A D G B E
E A D G B E
Important note regarding your instrument’s coating
Depending on various factors such as age-related changes or the surface finish, there is a possibility that your instrument’s coating may be damaged by attaching this product.
In general, do not leave accessories such as
PolyTune Clip attached to your guitar longer than necessary, as the rubber pad may adversely affect the finish of your instrument, especially when it is exposed to sunlight for extended periods of time.
If you want to learn more – read on!
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Display and controls
Display and controls
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Please note that all settings will be stored and preserved even when you change the battery.
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Power On/Off Button
Press the Power on/off button to turn PolyTune
Clip on.
PolyTune Clip turns off automatically after 3 minutes.
2
Tuning Mode Button
Press the Tuning Mode Button to cycle through the available tuning modes:
E - Eb - D - Db - C - B - F - Gb -
G - Ab - A - Bb - B - E
For more information, see “Alternate tunings and capos”.
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Display Mode Button
Press the Display Mode Button to toggle between Needle and Strobe Tuning Modes.
For more information, see “Switching Display
Press and hold the Display Mode Button for 5 seconds to toggle between Guitar (G) and Bass
Mode (B).
Please note that polyphonic tuning is only available for guitar. If you select Bass Needle Mode or Bass Strobe Mode, polyphonic tuning is disabled.
For more information, see “Setting instrument type (guitar or bass)”.
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Reference pitch
Press the Tuning Mode Button and the Display
Mode Button simultaneously to set the reference pitch.
– To increase the reference pitch in 1 Hz steps, press the “Tuning” button.
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– To decrease the reference pitch in 1 Hz steps, press the “Display” button.
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For more information, see “Changing the reference pitch”.
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Adaptive Display
Orientation Indicators
PolyTune Clip’s display automatically flips. If you use the tuner either at the front or back of the headstock, or even if you are left-handed, the display will always be correctly aligned. The lit arrow shows the current direction.
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Display – Main Display
The larger part of the PolyTune Clip display (the
Main Display) is used to indicate the pitch of all strings in polyphonic tuning mode and the pitch of the currently tuned string in chromatic tuning mode.
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Display – Secondary Display
The smaller part of the display (the Secondary
Display) displays the detected note name for the currently tuned string in chromatic tuning mode.
When switching Display Mode, it will display a
“G” for guitar tuning or a “B” for bass tuning. For
more information, see “Setting instrument type
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How to use PolyTune Clip
How to use PolyTune Clip
Chromatic versus polyphonic tuning
A very simple guitar tuner will only allow you to tune open strings, one string at a time – e.g. E, A, d, g, b, and e’ for the standard tuning of a guitar.
PolyTune Clip is a
chromatic
tuner – meaning it will detect and allow you to tune all twelve notes of the scale.
But that’s not all. Other than a traditional tuner, PolyTune Clip allows you to play all your instrument’s string
simultaneously
when tuning.
PolyTune Clip will detect which strings need to be tuned and indicate those strings in its display.
This allows you to tune your instrument much faster.
Finally, you may have tuned one or all strings on your instrument differently from standard tuning, or you may be using a capo to change the playable length of the strings.
In all these situation, PolyTune Clip has you covered.
Setting instrument type
(guitar or bass)
By default, PolyTune Clip is set up for tuning guitars. To tune a bass, press and hold the Display
Mode Button for more than 5 seconds. The secondary display will display “B”.
To return to Guitar Tuning Mode, press and hold the Display Mode Button for more than three seconds again. The Secondary Display will display “G”.
The selected instrument type will be stored and preserved even when you change the battery.
Battery life
Depending on the quality of the button cell lithium battery you are using, you can expect a battery life of approximately 18 hours. This means that after inserting a fresh battery, you should be able to tune your instrument for three minutes every day for a full year.
PolyTune Clip turns off automatically after 3 minutes, but to increase battery life, you might want to turn it off manually after tuning.
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Switching Display Modes
If you press the Display Mode Button once, the currently selected Display Mode will be shown.
Pressing the Display Mode Button repeatedly will cycle between the two display modes described in this section.
– Needle Mode is indicated by the center LED column and row lighting up.
– Strobe Mode is indicated by the middle row of LEDs lighting up.
The selected Display Mode will be stored and preserved even when you change the battery.
Needle Mode
In
Needle Mode,
when you tune a single string, pitch is indicated by a column of five LEDs in the main display, and the name of the target note is displayed in the secondary display.
If the string you are tuning is too low, LEDs to the left of the center column will light up. If the string is too high, LEDs to the right of the center column will light up.
Tune the string until the middle column and the middle row of green LEDs lights up. This means you are “on target”.
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Strobe Mode
In
Strobe Mode,
the difference between the correct (target) frequency and the actual detected frequency is displayed by two indicators simultaneously:
1. Red LEDs to the left (pitch too low) or to the right (pitch to high) of the center LED column
2. “Rotating” segments in the display. The closer the detected frequency is to the target frequency, the slower the rotation.
– Tune the string until the rotating pattern has come to a stop and only the middle column of green LED lights up.
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Polyphonic tuning
As you know by now, PolyTune Clip is a
polyphonic
tuner. You can strum your instrument, and PolyTune Clip will analyze and display the tuning of all strings. So how do you activate polyphonic tuning mode?
You don’t – it just works. Strum, tune, rock on!
E A D G B E
Strum your guitar. Strings that are in tune will be represented by two green LEDs. Strings that need tuning are represented by two red LEDs below (flat) or above (sharp) the middle row.
E A D G B E
Tune your guitar and strum again. Your instrument is in tune when each string is represented by two green LEDs in the middle row.
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Polyphonic tuning and Bass Mode
Please note that polyphonic tuning is only available for guitar. If you select Bass Needle Mode or Bass Strobe Mode, polyphonic tuning is disabled.
If you play guitar and you don’t want to use polyphonic tuning at all, you can also change the instrument type to Bass by pressing and holding the Display Mode Button for more than 5
seconds – see “Setting instrument type (guitar or bass)” (page 7). You will still be able to
tune your guitar chromatically, but strumming multiple strings will not trigger polyphonic tuning anymore.
Alternate tunings and capos
There’s more to life than E A D G B E’! You may have tuned all strings of your instruments down, or you may be using a capo. In that case, tell
PolyTune Clip about your instrument’s tuning by pressing the Tuning mode button.
If you press the Tune Mode Button once, the current tuning will be displayed (“-- E --” for standard tuning). Pressing the Tune Mode Button repeatedly will cycle through the following tunings:
Display Mode
--- E --- Standard tuning
Eb
D
All strings tuned down 1 semitone
All strings tuned down 2 semitones
Db
C
B
F 1
All strings tuned down 3 semitones
All strings tuned down 4 semitones
All strings tuned down 5 semitones
Capo at first fret
Gb 2 Capo at second fret
G 3 Capo at third fret
Ab 4 Capo at fourth fret
A 5 Capo at fifth fret
Bb 6 Capo at sixth fret
B 7 Capo at seventh fret
If you do not touch the Tune Mode Button for two seconds, the display will blink twice, and the selected tuning will be used.
The selected tuning will be stored and preserved even when you change the battery.
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Changing the reference pitch
In most cases, you may want to tune your what is considered standard pitch, where the A above the middle C has a frequency of 440 Hz.
However, you and your band may prefer a different pitch, or you may have to tune to an acoustic instrument that cannot easily be retuned. In that case, you need to change the reference pitch.
– To change the reference pitch, press the Display Mode Button and the Tuning Mode Button simultaneously.
The display will show the current reference pitch (e.g. “440” for 440 Hz).
– To increase the reference pitch in 1 Hz steps, press the Tuning Mode Button.
– To decrease reference pitch in 1 Hz steps, press the Display Mode Button.
– To accept the currently displayed reference pitch and return to normal operation, do not press either button for two seconds. The set reference pitch will blink three times.
The selected reference pitch will be stored and preserved even when you change the battery.
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Inserting/replacing the battery
If you need to change the PolyTune Clip battery, proceed as follows:
– Open the PolyTune Clip hinge so that the battery compartment on the back is accessible.
– Open the battery compartment.
– Remove the drained battery.
– Insert a full CR 2032 lithium battery (20 mm diameter, 3.2 mm height) into the battery compartment, with the positive terminal (the plus pole) facing towards you. I.e., when you insert the battery, you should see the “+” marker on its bottom.
– Close the battery compartment.
Technical specifications
– Tuning Range:
A0 (27.5 Hz) to C8 (4186 Hz)
– Tuning Accuracy – Chromatic tuning mode:
±0.5 Cent
– Tuning Accuracy – Strobe tuning mode:
±0.02 Cent
– Reference Pitch:
A4 = 435 to 445 Hz
(adjustable in 1 Hz steps)
– Battery:
CR2032 Li-Mn battery
(battery included)
– Dimensions (W x D x H):
25 x 60 x 28 mm / 0.98 x 2.36 x 1.1”
– Weight:
32 g / 1.13 oz.
(including battery)
Due to continuous development, these specifications are subject to change without notice.
Getting support
Getting support
If you still have questions about the product after reading this manual, please get in touch with
TC Support:
http://tcelectronic.com/support/
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