User Manual

6
Useful Functions
Setting the Harmony Key
Here’s how to specify the key used when adding harmony.
1. Press the [KEY] button.
Each press of the button cycles between settings 1 and 2, shown
below.
Indicator Explanation
– Unlit
The indicator turns o when harmony is o, or
when the harmony is set to “UNISON.”
1 Lit green (AUTO)
A harmony is added according to the chords
and chord progressions played on the guitar.
2 Lit red (KEY SET)
A harmony is added according to the key that
was set using the [AMP TYPE] knob.
Setting the key manually
1. Hold down the [KEY] button to enter key setting mode
(the light blinks red).
2. Turn the [AMP TYPE] knob to set the key (C–B).
MEMO
When the [KEY] button is blinking, press the [TUNER] button twice
to cycle between the three settings shown below.
Indicator Explanation
1
²
blinking
Lowers the harmony by a semitone
2
¾
blinking
Raises the harmony by a semitone
3
H blinking
–
* Specify the key of the song that you’re singing, referring to below.
Ex. If you’re singing a song in A minor, set to “C,” which is the relative
key.
3. Hold down the [KEY] button to exit key setting mode.
* This setting is remembered even when the power is switched o.
Using the Tuner
You can use “chromatic tuning,” which automatically determines the
closest pitch to that played by the string, or “manual tuning,” whereby you
select each individual string to tune separately.
* The sound of the MIC/INSTRUMENT and GUITAR/MIC channels are not
played from the unit’s speakers while you use the tuner function.
Using Chromatic Tuning
1. Press the [TUNER] button.
The [TUNER] button lights to indicate that chromatic tuning mode
is in use.
2. Play a single note on the open string you want to tune.
3. Adjust the string’s tuning until the green indicator lights.
Flat
Lit red Lit green Lit red
Sharp
Pitch is in tune
* Reference pitch: A4 = 440 Hz
* The red indicator blinks if the pitch is substantially out of tune.
4. When you have nished tuning, press the [TUNER] button
again.
Using Manual Tuning
1. Hold down the [TUNER] button.
The [TUNER] button blinks (the unit enters manual tuning mode).
2. Use the [AMP TYPE] knob to select the name of the string
you want to tune, then play a single note on that open
string.
MEMO
When the [TUNER] button is blinking, press the [TUNER] button
twice to cycle between the three settings shown below.
Indicator Explanation
1
²
blinking
Tune down a semitone
2
¾
blinking
Tune up a semitone
3
H blinking
Regular tuning
* The “5A” setting means the open fth string on the guitar.
* The “5A
²
” setting means the open fth string on the guitar, tuned
down a semitone.
* Reference pitch: A4 = 440 Hz
3. Adjust the string’s tuning until the green indicator lights.
4. When you have nished tuning, press the [TUNER] button
again.