User Manual

3. If necessary,pressthe4ST/6-8STbuon toswitchthe4ST/6-8ST
indicatorandsetthenumberofukulelestrings.
4ST:
Usethisseingfor4-stringukuleles.
6-8ST: UsethisseingforLow-Gtuningand6-stringor8-stringukuleles.
The following note names will appear with each of the settings.
Tuner mode: C TUNING
Notename+Octave G3 A3 C4 E4 G4 A4 C5
4string(4ST)
- - 3C 2E 4G 1A -
6,8string(6-8ST)
LG LA 3C 2E 4G 1A HC
Tuner mode: D TUNING
Notename+Octave A3 B3 D4
F
#
4
A4 B4 D5
4string(4ST)
- - 3D
2F
#
4A 1B -
6,8string(6-8ST)
LA LB 3D
2F
#
4A 1B HD
Tuner mode: BARITONE
Notename+Octave D3 G3 B3 D4 E4 G4
4string(4ST)
4D 3G 2B - 1E -
6,8string(6-8ST)
4D 3G 2B HD 1E HG
*L:
Indicatesastringthatistunedoneoctavelowerthannormal.
*H: Indicatesastringthatistunedoneoctavehigherthannormal.Forex-
ample,“HC”indicatesastringthatistunedoneoctavehigherthan3C.
Calibration (reference pitch) settings ( *M )
EachtimeyoupresstheCALIBbuon,thecalibrationvalue(referencepitch)
increasesin1Hzsteps.Theseingrangeisbetween436and445Hz.Hold
downthebuonforatleastonesecondtoresetthecalibrationto440Hz.
Attaching to the instrument and range of motion
ThePitchHawk-Utunesbypickingupthevibrationsoftheinstrument.
Therefore, be sure toaachthePitchHawk-U tothehead stock ofyour
instrumentinordertotuneit.Inaddition,thePitchHawk-Ucanbefreely
movedsothatthedisplayiseasytoread.
ThePitchHawk-Umaybedamagedifyouapplyexcessiveforcewithinitsrange
ofmotion,oraempttomoveitbeyonditsintendedrangeofmotion.
360°
180°
45°
45°
30°
30°
PleasecarefullyaachthePitchHawk-Utoyourinstrument.LeavingthePitch-
Hawk-Uaachedforalongtimemaydamageormarktheinstrument'ssurface.
 Dependingonvariousfactorssuchasage-relatedchangeorthesurfacenish,there
isapossibilitythatyourinstrumentmaybedamagedbyaachingthisproduct.
Specications
Scale: 12-noteequaltemperament
Range(sinewave): Chromatic A0(27.50Hz)–C8(4186Hz)
 CTUNING LG(196.00Hz)–HC(523.25Hz)
 DTUNING LA(220.00Hz)–HD(587.33Hz)
 BARITONE 4D(146.83Hz)–HG(392.00Hz)
Precision: +/-1cent
Referencepitch: 436–445Hz(1Hzsteps)
Dimensions: 69mm(W)X57mm(D)X30mm(H)
2.72’’(W)X2.24’’(D)X1.18’’(H)
Weight: 32g/1.13oz.(includingbaery)
Baerylife: approximately8hours
(tunercontinuouslyoperating,A4input)
Includeditems: CR2032lithiumbaery(3V)
*M  Seingsarerememberedevenwhenthepoweriso.However,seings
willbeinitializedwhenyoureplacethebaery(default,Tunermode:
Chromatic,4ST/6-8ST:4ST,calibration:440Hz)
•Specicationsandappearancearesubjecttochangewithoutnoticefor
improvement.
Display when tuning the third string
of a concert ukulele with the C TUNING
and 4ST settings.
Parts of the PitchHawk-U
Installing the battary
Makesuretoturnthepowerobeforeyouinstallorreplacethebaery.
Whenthebaerybeginstorunlow,thebaery
indicator(
)willlightup.
ThePitchHawk-Uwillcontinuetofunction for
awhilelonger,buttuningwillbecomelessac-
curate.Replacethebaeryassoonaspossible.
1. Whilelightlypressingindirection
1
the
partmarkedAofthebaeryholderonthe
backofthePitchHawk-U,pullitindirection
2
toremovethebaeryholder.
2. Makingsuretoobservethecorrectpolarity,insertthebaerysothat
the“+”sideofthebaeryisvisible.
3. Returnthebaeryholdertoitsoriginalposition.
Backlight
The backlight willilluminatebrightly when sound is input or when a
buonispressed.
When there has been no user input forapproximately three seconds, the
backlightwilldimslightlyinordertopreventthebaeryfrombeingdepleted.
Tuning
Tuning procedure
1. Pressthepowerbuon.Thepowerwillturnon/oeachtimeyoupress
thisbuon.
If the poweris leonfor approximately 3 minutes withoutany user
input,itwillturnoautomatically.
2. Ifnecessary,changethetunermode,4ST/6-8STandcalibration(refer-
encepitch)seings.
Theprocedurewiththetunermodesettochromatic(factorydefault;
nomodeindicator)isdescribedbelow.
3. Playasinglenoteonyourinstrument.
Thedisplaywillshowthenameofthenote
that’sclosesttothepitchdetected.Tuneyour
instrument to the correct pitch so that the
desirednotenameappears.
4.
Onceagainplayasinglenoteonyourinstrument,andadjustthetuning
sothatthecentersegmentofthemeter(indicatedby
)islitup.
Anindicatortowardtherightwilllightupifthepitchistoohigh,andan
indicatortowardthelewilllightupifthepitchistoolow.
Evenifthepitchiswithintherangeofdetection,itmaynotbepossibletodetect
thepitchofaninstrumentalsoundthatcontainslargenumbersofovertonesor
asoundthathasarapiddecay.
Themetermayrespondtovibrationsitpicksupfromtheenvironment;however,
thiswillnotaecttuningoftheinstrument.
Tuner mode and 4ST/6-8ST settings ( *M )
1.EachtimeyoupresstheMODEbuon,thetunermodechanges,with
thecurrentmodeshownbythemodeindicator.
Chromatic(noindicator)→Ctuning(
)→Dtuning( )→
Baritone(
)→Chromatic...
2. Withsoprano,concert,andtenorukuleles,selectCTUNINGforcom-
monHawaiiantuning,andselectDTUNINGforAmericantuning.
Reference
pitch indicator
CALIB button
Power button
4ST/6-8ST
indicator
MODE
indicator
Battery
indicator
MODE button
Note name
indicator
4ST/6-8ST
button
A
Meter indications
when correctly tuned
4G 3C 2E 1A 4D 3G 2B 1E
BARITONE
C TUNING
4A 3D 2F

1B
D TUNING
String
name
Note
name
A4 (440Hz)