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Z 3000M
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Operating Guide
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Your Zoid-Z3000M is both a tuner and a metronome.
Tuning with the Zoid
1. Clip the Zoid on your instrument and press the POWER [I/O] button for 2
seconds to turn on the Zoid. Push again to turn the Zoid off.
2. Play the note you wish to tune. The played note will appear in the center of
the LCD screen.
3. Watch the tuning meter and adjust your note until the needle indicator lines
up with the center of the dial.
4. The Zoid gives two visual cues for tuning. The background lights orange
when your note is flat or sharp, bright green when the note is in tune.
Tuner: Transposing with the Zoid
Use transpose to display notes in your instrument’s proper key. Press the
transpose button (4) to choose concert C, Bb, Eb, or F. The key of the tuner
shows in the display (see the lower left of your display). Select Trans. C for
most stringed instruments. Otherwise, play a C on your instrument and push
the transpose button until C shows in the tuner display.
Tuner: Flat Tune with the Zoid
Press the Flat Tune button (5) for flat tuning your fretted instrument. The FLAT
TUNE display shows in the bottom right. Toggle between no flat tune, one-fret
flat tune (b), and two-fret flat tune modes (bb). An example use for flat tune:
Put your capo on the 1st fret. Pluck the 6th string. The tuner displays F. Now
set 1-fret flat mode. Pluck the 6th string. The display shows E.
Tuner: Calibrate the Zoid
Press the Up arrow or Down arrow (2,3) to calibrate the tuner. Most instruments
are designed to play A=440 Hz (see upper right on your display). Your Zoid can
be calibrated 433 – 447 Hz. This is handy if you are tuning to a piano that is not
in standard pitch or to make stringed instruments sound a little brighter.
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The Zoid Metronome:
Press the M – T button (1) on the top left of the tuner and hold it 2 seconds. This
toggles between Tuner and Metronome modes. Set the Zoid to Metronome.
Metronome: Starting the Metronome
Quickly push the On/Off button (6) to toggle the metronome on and off.
Metronome: Change the Volume
Press the volume button (5) to change the loudness of the metronome.
Metronome: Change Tempo
The tempo of the metronome is displayed in Beats Per Minute (BPM). Change
the tempo with the Up or Down Arrows (2,3). Tempo is displayed in the upper
left corner. The LED blinks with each beat.
Metronome: Change the downbeat
Quickly pressing the M-T Button (1) changes the number of beats per measure from 0 to 9. The number of beats per measure shows in the display.
Metronome: Tones per beat
Press the note button (4) to change the number of subdivisions per beat. There
are eight choices.
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Limited Two-Year Warranty
If your Zo id Tuner fails because of
a manufacturing defect within two
years from the date of the original
purch ase, pleas e return it to your
dealer. If you need to return the tuner
to Sabine, call for a Return Authorization number. Mail it, postage prepaid,
to Sabine for replacement with a new
or reconditioned product. You must
include your full name, address, proof
of purchase and the nature of the
defect. This warranty does not cover
damage caused by accident, misuse
or defective batteries.
Register your Sabine products online
at: www.Sabine.com
SABINE, I NC.
13301 Highway 441
Alachua, Florida 32615-8544 USA
(386) 418-2000 • FAX: (386) 418-2001
www.Sabine.com
Zoid Z-3000M Features:
-Full function tuner and metronome
-Chromatic, Automatic
-Two-color LCD with simulated needle
display, +/- 50 cents
-Contact pickup in clip
-Mic for acoustic tuning
-Manual calibration, 433 to 447 Hz
-6-octave tuning range (A0 to B7)
-Auto shut-off after 3 minutes with
no signal
Mechanical:
-Dim. (without clip): 2.37 x 1.5 x 0.55
in; 6 x 3.8 x 1.3 cm
-Weight: 1.3 oz. (37 grams)
Battery:
-One CR2032 3V Lithium (included)
Memory:
-All settings recalled from power-down
Z-3000M-OpGuide-090911.indd
Stringed Instrument Tuning Tips
Pluck one string at a time.
Pluck the instrument once per second
to keep the note “fresh” while you are
tuning. Notes go noticeably flat a
second or two after being plucked.
If tuning a higher-pitched instrument
(such as a mandolin), pluck a little
faster; for a lower-pitched instrument
(such as a bass), pluck slower.
Do not pluck loudly. You will get the
bes t resul ts wit h light to medium
plucking volume.
Pluck the strings with the flesh of
the thumb. Fingernails and flat picks
add overtones and slow the tuning
process.
Tune from a pitch that is flat up to
the pitch you desire. This procedure
removes any slack in the gears of
the instrument’s tuning heads. If you
tune from sharp to in tune, the gears
will slip as you play, and the instrument will go flat after a few minutes
of playing.
If you have difficulty getting a note to
register on the tuner, try touching the
other strings lightly to stop their sympathetic vibrations. This will eliminate
any extraneous overtones that may
disturb the tuning.
Use good strings. Old strings lose
their uniformity and do not vibrate
evenly. New strings stre tch flat as
you play.
All sources of friction cause tuning
problems. For example, if the slot in
an instrument’s nut is too tight, the
string will be pulled flat as it is played.
A tight nut (or capo) will cause the
string’s pitch to change in steps rather
than evenly.
Avoid pres sure on the instrument
while tuning. Even moderate pressure
on the neck of a guitar will cause a
noti ceabl e change in pitch. Also,
press the stri ngs straigh t down to
the fingerboard. Bending the strings
sideways is very common, especially
on difficult chords, but causes the
strings to be pulled sharp.
A note for advanced fretted instrumentalists: Almost all fretted instr u-
ments, and most other instruments,
are constructed to play an “eventempered scale.” Sabine tuners are
also cal ibrat ed to this scale. The
even-temp ered scale places equal
tonal spacing between all notes in
the scale so that the musician will
not have to retune to change keys.
A disadvantage, however, is that the
third note of the scale sounds a little
sharp (14 cents, to be exact). For
example, when playing in the key of
G, the B note will sound sharp. If you
tune the B string so that it sounds correct in an open G chord, other chords
using the B string will sound out of
tune. You may choose to optimize
the tuning of a par ticular key or to
use the even-tempered scale. Much
depends on your style, but generally
it is best to tune exactly as your Zoid
indicates.
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