Chapter 2: The Guided Tour
10 AxSys 212 User Manual
Tuning Up
Before you start checking out the incredible sounds of the AxSys 212, you
may want to tune up your guitar with the on-board tuner.
To use the Digital Tuner:
1Press the
TUNER
TAP TEMPO
button; its LED will light.
The six LEDs located above the six Control Knobs in the middle section of the
front panel will switch to tuner mode, first displaying the tuning reference
(usually 440), and then the displaying ---.
2Play a single string on your guitar and let it sustain.
The display will indicate the note you are playing1 and the LEDs located
above the six Control Knobs will indicate whether you are flat or sharp.
❍❍❍❍❍✹
Sharp: ❍❍❍❍✹❍
❍❍❍✹❍❍
In tune: ❍❍✹✹❍❍
❍❍✹❍❍❍
Flat: ❍✹❍❍❍❍
✹❍❍❍❍❍
3Optional: To monitor the guitar while tuning, turn the GAIN Control
Knob to adjust the guitarÕs signal level from 0 to 99.
While in Tune mode, all effects will be bypassed and youÕll only hear your
guitarÕs signal passed through unaltered. Note: This does not affect the tuner.
4Also optional: Turn the MID Control Knob to adjust the reference.
The tuning reference range is 435 to 445Hz. When the MID Control Knob is
set to the 12 oÕclock position, the tuning reference will be A=440Hz.
The
TUNER
TAP TEMPO
button will not select Tuner mode if the Delay parameters are
being edited. When the Delay Edit Row is selected, this button provides a ÒTap
TempoÓ function, so that the MAIN DELAY TIME parameter can be set by tapping
it at the desired tempo. For more information, see page 31 in chapter 3.
TIP When you use the Tuner, the Aux Input will still work. So if you use the
Aux Input with a microphone, you can talk to your audience while
youÕre tuning up (ÒdonÕt forget to tip your server...Ó).
1Accidentals (sharps and flats) are always displayed as flats. Example: If you play the
note D#, it will be displayed as Eb (Eb).