User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 – Introduction
- 2 - Quick Guide
- Playback and mixing
- Recording and mastering
- Creating a new song
- Connecting and setting the input sources
- Setting the guitar as the recording source for TRACK 1
- Adjusting and monitoring the input level
- Recording a guitar to TRACK 1
- Playing back the recording
- Recording a guitar to TRACK 2
- Recording a vocal to TRACK 3
- Mixing the tracks
- Mastering a recording
- Shutting down
- 3 – Names and Functions of Parts
- 4 – Preparation
- 5 - Song Management
- 6 - Basic Recording
- 7 - Recorder Functions
- 8 - Track Editing
- 9 - Using Built-In Effects
- 10 - Mixing Down and Mastering Tracks
- 11 - Various Other Functions
- 12 - SD Card Management
- 13 - Exchanging Data with a Computer
- 14 – Troubleshooting
- 15 – Messages
- 16 – Specifications
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11 - Various Other Functions
Tuner function
You can use the built-in chromatic tuner to tune guitars.
1. Connect the guitar or bass guitar to the MIC/LINE INPUTS H
jack.
Tuning cannot be performed on instruments connected to
the MIC/LINE INPUTS A to G jacks.
2. Set the LINE-GUITAR switch on the rear panel to GUITAR .
(See “Selecting the input sources” on page 35.)
3. When the recorder is stopped, press the MENU button to
open the
MENU
screen.
4. Use the JOG/DATA dial to select the
TUNER
menu item and
then press the F4 (t) button.
The
TUNER
screen appears.
5. Use the JOG/DATA dial or the CURSOR (5/b) buttons to
set the A4 (La) standard frequency.
The setting range is from
435Hz
to
445Hz
. (Default:
440Hz
)
6. Play the instrument and begin tuning.
The pitch name closest to the string appears above the
meters.
Tune the instrument so that the target pitch name appears
and the center of the tuning meter lights.
A bar appears on the left or right of the center if the sound
is lower or higher than the target pitch. The bar becomes
longer as the sound shifts away from the target pitch.
When the pitch played matches the note shown, the center "
", "t" and "g" lights green.
7. After tuning the instrument, press the HOME button to
return to the Home screen.
NOTE
The following buttons can be controlled in the Tuner mode.
INPUT TRIM (Analog)
JOG/DATA dial (Calibration)
Monitor level
Setup (PREFERENCE)
You can use the
PREFERENCE
screen to change various
settings to optimize the unit for your use environment and other
requirements, as well as to restore the factory settings.
The PREFERENCE menu allows you to customize the unit to your
preference.
Follow the procedure below to open the
PREFERENCE
screen.
1. When the recorder is stopped, press the MENU button to
open the
MENU
screen.
2. Use the JOG/DATA dial or the CURSOR (5/b/g/t)
buttons to select
PREFERENCE
, and then press the F4
(t) button.
The
PREFERENCE
screen appears.
3. On the
PREFERENCE
screen, use the CURSOR (5/b)
buttons to select a parameter, and then use the JOG/DATA
dial to change its setting.
• Auto Power Save(Set automatic power saving)
• Contrast (LCD adjustment)
• Brightness (LCD adjustment)
• Backlight (LCD adjustment)
• Foot SW Right (Foot switch R assignment)
• Foot SW Center (Foot switch C assignment)
• Foot SW Left (Foot switch L assignment)
• Undo History (Switch over between level 1 and level 10)
• Jump Back (Jump time setting)
• Auto Monitor (Auto Monitor setting)
• Preview Time (Preview time setting)
• Peak Hold(Set peak hold time)
• Song Name Type (Switching between DATE and WORD)
• Date/Time (System time/date setting)
• Initialize (Factory setting reset)