Silver Snark SIL-1 - Tuner Manual

Table of Contents

Contents

1 INTRODUCTION
2 ATTACHING THE TUNER TO YOUR INSTRUMENT
3 OVERVIEW
4 POWER UP & PITCH CALIBRATION
5 TUNING
6 BATTERY REPLACEMENT
7 Documents / Resources
- 7.1 References
- 7.2 Download manual

INTRODUCTION

INSTRUMENT FINISHES. READ THIS BEFORE USING THE SNARK TUNER.

We recommend you remove the Snark tuner from your instrument as soon as you finish tuning. SNARK advises NOT to use its tuner with any instruments having these types of finishes: Nitrocellulose Lacquer or Gibson® guitars, unless you accept the risk of dents to the headstock. We recommend using the Snark SN-10 pedal tuner instead of the Snark clip on tuners for these guitars and finishes.
Please do not leave the Snark attached to your instrument if your instrument will be sitting in direct sunlight.

ATTACHING THE TUNER TO YOUR INSTRUMENT

Use the clamp to attach the Snark to your instrument. Take care to avoid damaging the finish of your instrument. Do not attach the tuner to your instrument if any of the rubber pads are broken or missing.

Attach the clamp to the headstock (placing the body of the tuner either in front of or behind the headstock).

After attaching the tuner to your instrument, adjust the "banana" shaped arm that connects the tuner to the clamp for optimum viewing of the tuner display. Also, the tuner body rotates 360 degrees so the display can be placed right where you want it.

OVERVIEW

Overview

POWER UP & PITCH CALIBRATION

Once you have attached the Snark to your instrument or music stand, turn it on by pressing the power switch on the face of the tuner.
The Snark defaults to the tuning reference of A-440Hz. To set the Snark to another tuning reference, push the "PITCH CAL" button on the back of the tuner and immediately press either the up or down triangular buttons to choose a new tuning reference. The pitch reference can be set anywhere from 415 – 466Hz. Pressing the power switch on the front of the tuner resets the tuner to A-440Hz.

TUNING

The Snark is now ready to help you tune your instrument. As soon as you play a note, the Snark's color display will indicate the note you are playing and how close to pitch you are. The left side of the display (red) indicates flat, the right of the display (yellow) indicates sharp.

If only red needles are lit, it means the note played is flat. If any yellow needles are lit, it means the note played is sharp.

You are in tune if the green needle (at center of meter) is lit, but no yellow needles are lit.

As the Snark is chromatic, you can easily deal with non-standard tunings. The Snark will read any note you play.

TUNING TIP: Before tuning a string, cover all the strings with one extended finger to damp the vibrations. Remove finger. Then strike the string you want to tune. Then damp again. Then strike the next string you want to tune. Damping the strings before tuning gives you a faster and more accurate result.

BATTERY REPLACEMENT

The tuner uses 1 CR2032 (3 volt) battery. To replace battery, open the battery drawer, remove the old battery and--- replace with fresh one, taking care that the positive terminal (+) is directed upwards when placed in the battery door (plus side toward back side of tuner). Then gently push the battery door closed until you feel a slight "click".
Battery replacement

CR2032 BATTERY WARNING

burn hazard KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN.
Swallowing battery can lead to serious injury or death. Severe burns can occur within 2 hours or less. If swallowed, see a doctor or visit hospital emergency room immediately. In USA, doctor should phone collect (202) 625-3333.
(In Canada: 416-813-5900).

burn hazard RISK OF FIRE, EXPLOSION OR BURNS. Dispose of old batteries immediately. Do not recharge, disassemble, install incorrectly, crush, short the battery, or expose to high temperature or fire. Do not carry loose batteries in pocket or purse.

CALIFORNIA ONLY: Perchlorate Material – special handling may apply.
See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate

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