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WE ARE SPINNING HEADS!
MANUAL
MANUAL
V 2.12
V 2.12

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  • Page 1 WE ARE SPINNING HEADS! MANUAL MANUAL V 2.12 V 2.12...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TRONICAL TUNE - INDEX TRONICAL TUNE OVERVIEW TRONICAL TUNE - INSERT/REPLACE BATTERY TUNE CONTROLLER GETTING STARTED INSTALL THE SYSTEM TO THE GUITAR 9-12 STRING YOUR GUITAR STRING UP AND DOWN MODE HOW TO TUNE / ADDITIONAL INFO PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATION START TO TUNE...
  • Page 3 TRONICAL TUNE - OVERVIEW 6 ROBOHEADS WITH NEW SURFACE LOCKING MECHANISM TUNE CONTROLLER INTEGRATED LED-DISPLAY (UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT, ENTER) MENU (6 STRING LEDS, 1 MENU LED, 1 CHARGE LEVEL LED) ON/OFF/BACK BATTERY EXCHANGEABLE, RECHARGEABLE 3.7 VOLTS, LI-POLYMER, APPROX. 300 TUNINGS...
  • Page 4 TRONICAL TUNE INSERT BATTERY ATTENTION: USE CAUTION WHEN INSTALLING THE BATTERY. ENSURE YOU PAY ATTENTION TO THE SLOTTED DESIGN TO GUARANTEE MENU PROPPER ORIENTATION. SLIDE IN THE BATTERY WITH THE TIP SIDE ONLY. DO NOT APPLY ANY FORCE AS YOU MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE ELECTRONICS.
  • Page 5 TRONICAL TUNE REPLACE BATTERY ATTENTION: USE CAUTION WHEN INSTALLING THE BATTERY. ENSURE YOU PAY ATTENTION TO THE SLOTTED DESIGN TO GUARANTEE PROPPER ORIENTATION. SLIDE IN THE BATTERY WITH THE TIP SIDE ONLY. DO NOT APPLY ANY FORCE AS YOU MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE ELECTRONICS.
  • Page 6 : RESPECTIVE ROBOHEAD IS IN MOVEMENT : FREQUENCY MEASUREMENT IN PROGRESS BLINKING MENU LED : INTERFERENCE BETWEEN LOWER AND HIGHER STRINGS : ACOUSTIC GUITAR MUTE LOWER STRINGS THAT ARE IN TUNE : ELECTRIC GUITAR AND STRUM HIGHER STRINGS AGAIN. WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...

  • Page 7: Install The System To The Guitar

    THE ROBOHEADS TO THE PCB BOARD AND TO ALSO NOT OVER TIGHTEN THE HEX NUTS BEFORE ENSURING ALL CONTACTS ARE MAKING A GOOD CONNECTION. USE CAUTION WHEN INSTALLING BATTERY AND ENSURE YOU PAY ATTENTION TO THE SLOTTED DESIGN TO GUARANTEE PROPER ORIENTATION!!! WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...

  • Page 8: Install The System To The Guitar

    THE HEADSTOCK. MAKE SURE THAT ALL PCB DRILL HOLES ARE USE THE WRENCH WHICH COMES NOW TRONICAL TUNE IS READY TO IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE NECK´S TUNER HOLES. WITH THE SET TO SCREW TIGHT THE HEX STRING UP YOUR GUITAR.

  • Page 9: String Your Guitar

    .013 .017 .026 .035 .045 .056 (THIRTEEN TO FIFTY-SIXES) NOTE: HIGHER STRING GAUGES MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE TUNERS! PLEASE NOTE THE BASS SIDE ROBOHEADS TURN IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM USUAL. THEY NOW TURN CLOCKWISE TO SHARPEN AND COUNTERCLOCKWISE TO FLATTEN. WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...

  • Page 10: Getting Started

    THE STRING SHAFT WINDS THE STRING. STRING RECESS: THE STRING RECESS GUIDES THE STRING. HEX NUT: USE THE WRENCH WHICH COMES WITH THE SET TO LOCK NUT TIGHTEN THE HEX NUTS OF THE ROBOHEADS. STRING RECESS STRING SHAFT HEX NUT WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...
  • Page 11 KEY OR BY STRING UP MODE (PAGE 11) NOTE TO ENSURE BOTH HIGH „e“ & „B“ SRINGS ARE SECURELY LOCKED, WE RECOMMEND MAKING T WO WIN- DINGS AFTER RAISING THE STRING UP TO THE THREAD OF THE POST. WINDINGS WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...

  • Page 12: How To Use The String Shaft

    STRING MUST ENCIRCLE THE STRING SHAFT COMPLETELY. NOTE: DO NOT USE ANY TOOLS TO FIX THE LOCK NUT AND DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN. USE A 1 CENT COIN TO TIGHTEN THE LOCKNUT, OTHERWISE YOU MAY DAMAGE THE GEAR WHEELS!! WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...

  • Page 13: String Up And Down Mode

    RELEASE THE UP/DOWN BUTTON AND PLUCK THE STRING. THE SYSTEM TAKES OVER AND WILL TUNE THE STRING TO STANDARD MENU PITCH AND AUTOMATICALY MOVE TO THE NEXT STRING. IMPORTANT! DOWN REFER to Page 36 to SELECT GUITAR TYPE (ACOUSTIC or ELECTRIC INSTALLATION) WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...

  • Page 14: How To Tune / Additional Info

    MULTI-STRING MODE is recommended as the default mode as soon you are used to the system. PLEASE NOTE THE BASS SIDE ROBOHEADS TURN IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM USUAL. THEY NOW TURN CLOCKWISE TO SHARPEN AND COUNTERCLOCKWISE TO FLATTEN. WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...

  • Page 15: Performance Specification

    * WITH A GOOD BATTERY CHARGE, EG. ”BAT” INDICATOR IS GREEN * ACCURACY SET TO STANDARD, 3 LEDS (+/- 2.5 CENT ACCURACY) UNIT SINGLE-STRING MODE sec per string TUNING TIME MULTI-STRING MODE sec all strings UNIT SINGLE-STRING MODE strums per string NUMBER OF STRUMS MULTI-STRING MODE strums all strings WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...

  • Page 16: Tune Mode - Multi-String Tuning

    : INTERFERENCE BETWEEN LOWER AND HIGHER STRINGS MUTE LOWER STRINGS THAT ARE IN TUNE AND STRUM HIGHER STRINGS AGAIN. MENU PRESS & HOLD ”ENTER” TO CHANGE TO SINGLE STRING MODE. WHEN TUNING IS COMPLETED THE SYSTEM TURNS OFF AUTOMATICALLY. WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...

  • Page 17: Tune Mode - Single-String Tuning

    PRESS “LEFT“ OR “RIGHT“ TO SELECT A STRING YOU WOULD LIKE TO TUNE. LEFT / RIGHT MUTE STRINGS THAT ARE ALREADY IN TUNE (GREEN). SEE LED EXPLANATION ON PAGE 4 OR SEE MULTI-STRING TUNING MENU WHEN TUNING IS COMPLETED THE SYSTEM TURNS OFF AUTOMATICALLY. WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...

  • Page 18: Tuning Selection

    PRESS ”LEFT/RIGHT“ to select any Tuning (E-e) MENU ENTER SINGLE-CLICK ON ”ENTER“ to activate selected tuning in MULTI-STRING MODE or PRESS AND HOLD “ENTER“ for SINGLE-STRING MODE. LEFT / RIGHT The MENU LED will light up BLU E. TUNINGS WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...

  • Page 19: Example

    STRUM ALL OUT OF TUNE STRINGS (MULTI STRING MODE) to start fine tune phase. TUNINGS MUTING THE IN TUNE STRINGS (GREEN) while tuning is also recommended for improved accuracy. When all strings are in tune the system switches off automatically. WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...

  • Page 20: Bank Overview

    BANK “USER-DEFINED 01“ MENU “USER-DEFINED 02“ “USER-DEFINED 03“ “USER-DEFINED 04“ “USER-DEFINED 05“ BLUE BANK TUNINGS “USER-DEFINED 06“ THE DEFAULT FOR ANY TUNING IN THE BLUE BANK IS STANDARD TUNING. TO SAVE USER-DEFINED TUNINGS, SEE “FUNCTION MENU - CUSTOM TUNING“ WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...

  • Page 21: Function Overview

    PRESS “ENTER“ to confirm or PRESS “BACK“ for TUNING SELECTION MODE. LEFT / RIGHT BACK FUNCTION MENU OVERVIEW MENU STRING UP AND DOWN MODE (PG. 11) CUSTOM TUNING MODE (PG. 20-21) REFERENCE TUNING (PG. 22) FUNCTION MENU FIRMWARE VERSION (PG 23) BATTERY LEVEL (PG. 24) WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...

  • Page 22: Custom Tuning | Saving

    FLASHING “E“-LED. Upon completion the “E“-LED will light up solid GREEN. MUTE THE “E“ STRING and PROCEED WITH THE “A“ STRING in the same manner and so forth until all strings are measured(GREEN). CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE... EXAMPLE: MENU MENU MENU ETC. WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...

  • Page 23: Custom Tuning | Saving

    THE ACTUAL FREQUENCY RANGE LIMITS ARE AS FOLLOWS: 102 HERTZ 135 HERTZ 180 HERTZ 240 HERTZ 310 HERTZ 375 HERTZ YOU CAN SAVE CUSTOM TUNINGS IN THE BLUE BANK ONLY. YOU CAN SELECT YOUR CUSTOM TUNING IN THE SAME MANNER AS ANY OTHER TUNING. WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...

  • Page 24: Reference Tuning

    The system will tune your guitar to the selected tuning preset in relation to the measured reference pitch. THE LATEST COMPLETED REFERENCE TUNING IS AVAILABLE ON START-UP UNTIL YOU COMPLETE ANY OTHER TUNING. SHOULD YOU WISH TO STORE YOUR REFERENCE TUNING REFER TO “CUSTOM TUNING“ PAGE 23-24. WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...

  • Page 25: Firmware Version

    FIRMWARE VERSION DIGITS. THE FIRST DIGIT NUMBER IS GREEN, THE SECOND BLUE AND THIRD RED. EACH COLOR SYMBOLIZES VALUES FROM 1-6 ACCORDING TO THE DIGITS. ZERO IS SYMBOLIZED IF ALL LED´S ARE WHITE. EXAMPLE: LED´S FLASH THREE TIMES FLASH: FLASH: FLASH: MENU MENU MENU VERSION: WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...

  • Page 26: Battery Level

    LED-B and PRESS “ENTER“. A FULLY CHARGED BATTERY DISPLAYS ALL LED´S AS SHOWN LEFT. MENU IF THE BATTERY IS LOW (YELLOW), THE ROBOHEADS WILL LOSE PERFORMANCE. IF ONLY T WO RED LED´S (A & E) ARE DISPLAYED, HIGH CHARGE THE BATTERY IMMEDIATELLY. WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...

  • Page 27: Overview

    BLUE. LEFT / RIGHT BACK PRESS “LEFT/RIGHT“ BUTTON TO SELECT THE DESIRED FUNCTION BELOW. CONFIGURATION MENU OVERVIEW MENU ACCURACY LEVEL (PG. 29) ROBOHEAD DELAY (PG. 30) RESET (PG. 31) FUNCTION MENU ROBOHEAD SPEED (PG. 32) INTERFERENCE LEVEL (PG. 33) WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...

  • Page 28: Accuracy Mode

    THE DEFAULT IS +/- 2.5 CENT (3 LED´S E-A-D). MENU THE HIGHEST ACCURACY LEVEL (ALL LED´S ON AS SHOWN LEFT) WILL INCREASE TUNING TIME. TUNING ACCURACY TUNING SPEED A LOWER ACCURACY LEVEL WILL DECREASE TUNING TIME RESPECTIVELY. EXAMPLE: HIGHEST ACCURACY LEVEL WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...

  • Page 29: Robohead Delay

    CONFIGURATION MENU. NO DELAY LOW DELAY HIGH DELAY THE MAX DELAY LEVEL AS SHOWN LEFT WILL DELAY THE START OF (2,5 SEC) THE ROBOHEADS BY 2.5 SEC. EACH ADDITIONAL LED DECREASES THE DELAY BY 0.5 SEC. EXAMPLE: MAX DELAY WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...
  • Page 30 To confirm PRESS AND HOLD “UP“ and PRESS AND HOLD “ENTER“ LEFT / RIGHT RESET STYLES at the same time by PUSHING IN BET WEEN BOTH BUTTONS. BACK RESET STYLES OVERVIEW RESET ALL CUSTOM TUNINGS FACTORY RESET (RESET ALL DATA EXCEPT CUSTOMER TUNING DATA) WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...

  • Page 31: Robohead Speed

    RESULTS AFTER LONG DISTANCE TUNINGS DUE TO NECK RELIEF, TRY A LOWER SPEED LEVEL. SELECT ROBOHEAD SPEED BY PUSHING “LEFT/RIGHT“. MENU PRESS “ENTER“ to confirm. FAST SLOW THE DEFAULT IS SET TO THE HIGHEST SPEED LEVEL AS SHOWN LEFT (ALL LED´S ON). EXAMPLE: HIGHEST SPEED LEVEL WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...

  • Page 32: Interference Level

    SETS THE GLOBAL INTERFERENCE LEVEL FOR ALL TUNING MODES. MENU DEFAULT IS 3-LEDS HIGH PUSH “LEFT/RIGHT“ to select between a high and low interference level to prevent that the harmonic of a low string is recognized as a harmonic of a high string. EXAMPLE: HIGHEST INTERFERENCE LEVEL. WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...

  • Page 33: System Configuration

    PRESS “LEFT/RIGHT“ to navigate through the menu (E, A, D). PRESS “ENTER“ to confrim or PRESS “BACK“ for TUNING SELECTION MODE. SYSTEM CONFIGURATION OVERVIEW MENU GAIN (PG. 32) GUITAR TYPE (PG. 33) PITCH WINDOW (PG.34) SYSTEM CONFIGURATION SINGLE OR DOUBLE CLICK FOR TUNE (PG. 35) WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...
  • Page 34 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION GAIN SETTINGS TRONICAL TUNE HAS A SUPERIOR DYNAMIC RANGE TO SENSE THE SOLID-BORNE SOUND OF YOUR INSTRUMENT (>130DB). THIS IS ACHIEVED BY A PIEZO TRANSDUCER, A DYNAMICAL ADJUSTABLE AMPLIFIER AND A 24 ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER (ADC). WITH THE “GAIN SETTING”...
  • Page 35 & BLUE “A“ (ACOUSTIC) GREEN “E,“ BLUE “A,“ & RED “D“ (TAYLOR GS MINI) Press “ENTER“ to CONFIRM. GREEN “E“ & BLUE “A“ BLINKING LED‘S: GREEN “E,“ BLUE “A,“ & RED “D“ BLINKING LED´S: TAYLOR GS MINI ACOUSTIC GUITAR WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...
  • Page 36 COMPLETED TUNING WAS A STANDARD EADGBE. NOW THE SYSTEM IS STARTED AGAIN. IF THE PITCH OF THE LOW E STRING IS MORE THAN 100CENT OFF, THE CORRESPONDING E-LED WOULD EXAMPLE: BECOME MAGENTA (LOWER THAN EB OR HIGHER THAN F). WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...
  • Page 37 “G“-LED and PRESS ”ENTER” Select either LED-E for “SINGLE CLICK“ or LED “A“ for “DOUBLE CLICK.“ PRESS “ENTER“ to CONFIRM. MENU MENU GREEN “E“ & BLUE “A“ BLINKING LED´S: GREEN BLINKING “E“ LED : DOUBLE CLICK SINGLE CLICK (DEFAULT) WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...

  • Page 38: Charging The Battery

    TRONICAL TUNE CHARGING THE BATTERY BATTERY PACK LI-POLYMER CHARGER 3.7V 340mAh 1258mWh LI-POLYMER INPUT: AC100-240V 50/60HZ OUTPUT: 4.2V – 300mA A BAT TERY THAT HAS BEEN INFREQUENTLY USED, OR A NEW ONE, COULD HAVE REDUCED CAPACITY. YOU MAY NEED TO RECHARGE IT A NUMBER OF TIMES.
  • Page 39 If you will not be using the product for a while, store it in a place that is dry, free from damp, dust and extreme temperatures. The battery in your Tronical Tune must be disposed of properly and should never be placed in municipal waste.
  • Page 40 Tronical Components GmbH • Heselstücken 18 • D-22453 Hamburg Germany Web: www.tronical.com • Mail: info@tronical-components.com HRB 94503 © Copyright 2012 Tronical-Components GmbH. All rights reserved. WWW.TRONICAL-COMPONENTS.COM...

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