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Tuning an instrument—Tuner

The BR-532 has a built-in “chromatic tuner function” that allows you to tune your instrument quickly. The built-in tuner supports

both guitar and bass guitar.

As an example, here is the procedure to tune the guitar.

Changing to the tuner

* It is not possible to play back or record while using the tuner.

Check the following points before you begin.

❐ That your guitar is connected to the GUITAR/BASS

INPUT jack.

❐ That the [GUITAR/BASS] indicator on the GUITAR/

BASS button is lit.

❐ That GUITAR/BASS INPUT SENS is properly adjusted

(see “Adjusting the input sensitivity “ p. 30).

If the [GUITAR/BASS] indicator is off, press the [GUITAR/

BASS] INPUT SELECT button to turn it on.

1. Press [TUNER] to change the display to that for the

tuner.

fig.R16-01

2. To turn off the tuner, press [TUNER] again. You’re

returned to the Play screen.

If you do not want to output the tuning sounds, either

turn down the INPUT LEVEL knob or the MASTER

fader.

Explanation of the indications that

appear while tuning

With the internal tuner of your BR-532, the reference pitch is

displayed at the upper part of the display, and the pitch

name is displayed at the right. The tuning guide is displayed

at the bottom of the display, and it shows the discrepancy

between the input pitch and displayed pitch.

fig.R16-02

If the difference between the input pitch and the correct pitch

is less than +/-50 cents, the tuning guide will indicate the

amount of the difference. Continue tuning until the center of

the display in the tuning guide becomes “■.”

Tuning

1. Play an open-string note using the string you are

tuning.

The screen will indicate the note name that is closest to

the pitch of the string you played.

* Cleanly play a single note only on the string you wish to tune.

2. Continue tuning until the pitch name of the string you

are tuning appears in the display.

Normal tuning

3. Continue tuning until the center of the display in the

tuning guide becomes “■.”

If the pitch of the string is within +/-50 cents of the

correct pitch, the tuning guide will indicate the

discrepancy between the actual and the correct pitches.

• When pitch is higher than displayed pitch (#)

fig.R16-03

• When pitch is the same as displayed pitch

fig.R16-04

• When pitch is lower than displayed pitch (b)

fig.R16-05

4. Repeat steps 1–3 to tune each of the strings.

* If you are tuning a guitar that has a vibrato arm, tuning one

string may cause other strings to drift. In this case, you should

first tune the strings approximately so that the correct note

name is displayed, and then re-tune each string.

Note Name

Reference Pitch

Tuning Guide

6th

string

5th

string

4th

string

3rd

string

2nd

string

1st

string

Guitar E A D G B E

Bass E A D G

1 2 ... 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 ... 124 125

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