User manual
Table Of Contents
PolyTune Clip English Manual 6
  Display and controls
Display and controls
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Please note that all settings will be stored and 
preserved even when you change the battery.
1
  Power On/Off Button
Press the Power On/Off Button to turn PolyTune 
Clip on.
PolyTune Clip turns off automatically after 3 min-
utes.
2
  Tuning Mode Button
Press the Tuning Mode Button to cycle through 
the available tuning modes:
E - Eb - D - Db - C - B - F - Gb -  
G - Ab - A - Bb - B - E
For more information, see “Alternate tunings and 
capos”.
3
  Display Mode Button
Press the Display Mode Button to toggle be-
tween Needle and Strobe Tuning Modes.
For more information, see “Switching Display 
Modes”.
Press and hold the Display Mode Button for 5 
seconds to toggle between Guitar (G) and Bass 
Mode (B).
Please note that polyphonic tuning is only avail-
able in the Guitar Modes. If you select Bass 
Needle Mode or Bass Strobe Mode, polyphonic 
tuning is disabled.
For more information, see “Setting instrument 
type (guitar or bass)”.
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  Reference pitch
Press the Tuning Mode Button and the Display 
Mode Button simultaneously to set the reference 
pitch.
 – To increase the reference pitch in 1Hz steps, 
press the Tuning Mode Button. 
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 – To decrease the reference pitch in 1Hz 
steps, press the Display Mode Button. 
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For more information, see “Changing the refer-
ence pitch”.
4
  Adaptive Display 
Orientation Indicators
PolyTune Clip’s display automatically flips. If you 
use the tuner either at the front or back of the 
headstock, or even if you are left-handed, the 
display will always be correctly aligned. The lit 
arrow shows the current direction.
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  Display – Main Display
The larger part of the PolyTune Clip display (the 
Main Display) is used to indicate the pitch of all 
strings in polyphonic tuning mode and the pitch 
of the currently tuned string in chromatic tuning 
mode.
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  Display – Secondary Display
The smaller part of the display (the Secondary 
Display) displays the detected note name for the 
currently tuned string in chromatic tuning mode.
When switching Display Mode, it will display a 
“G” for guitar tuning or a “B” for bass tuning. For 
more information, see “Setting instrument type 
(guitar or bass)” (page 7).










