Korg Pitchback X mini User manual

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OMATIC PEDAL TUNER

PB-X-MINI

E 1

Owner's Manual

Table of contents

Parts of the Pitchblack X mini ............................................3

Connections..........................................................................3

Tuning procedure.................................................................4

Reference pitch settings.......................................................5

Display mode settings..........................................................6

Bright mode (brightness) settings......................................7

Specications ........................................................................8

Parts of the Pitchblack X mini

Connections

Turn o the power of all devices before you make any connections to avoid

damaging your equipment.

e INPUT and BYPASS jacks are mono. Stereo (TRS) cables will not work.

DC 9V IN jack

Connect a separately sold AC adapter (9 V, ) here. Using an AC adapter

other than what Korg recommends may cause a malfunction or damage.

INPUT jack

Connect a cable from your instrument to the INPUT jack of the tuner. e power

turns on when you connect a cable to the INPUT jack, and the reference pitch

setting blinks in the note name display for several seconds. Connecting a cable to

the INPUT jack will turn the power on, but the tuner will not be in tuner mode.

Press the TUNER ON/OFF switch to engage tuner mode.

BYPASS jack

Connect a cable from the BYPASS jack to your other eect pedals or amp. When

the tuner is switched on, the signal from the INPUT jack will be muted for silent

tuning.

When the tuner is o, it will act as an ultra-buer bypass. e ultra-buer circuit

features zero signal degradation, preventing the sound from thinning out.

Tuning guide LEDs

Note name display

TUNER ON/OFF switch

INPUT jack

(mono)

CALIB button

DISPLAY/BRIGHT button

Tuning LED

meter

AC adapter (9V, , 600 mA

or greater,

sold separately)

DC 9V IN jack

BYPASS jack (mono) Guitar, etc.

Eect pedal,

guitar amp,

or mixer etc.

Tuning procedure

1. Press the TUNER ON/OFF switch to activate the tuner.

e center of the LED meter will light.

e signal from the INPUT jack will not be output from the BYPASS jack.

Tip: e TUNER ON/OFF switch only functions if an instrument is connected

to the INPUT jack.

2. If necessary, set the reference pitch and the display mode. (page 5

“Reference pitch settings”, page 6 “Display mode settings”)

3. Play a single note on your instrument and tune it so that the desired note

appears in the note name display.

e note name closest to the entered note appears in the note name display.

4. Tune your instrument using the tuning LED meter.

e method for indicating whether your instrument is in tune, sharp or at

depends on which display mode you choose (page 6 “Display mode

settings”).

5. Aer you nish tuning your instrument, press the TUNER ON/OFF switch to

turn the tuner o.

e tuning LED meter turns o. e signal from the INPUT jack will be output

from the BYPASS jack (ultra-buer bypass).

Tip: e reference pitch, display mode and bright mode settings will be

preserved even if you remove the AC adapter.

Tip: To reset the settings to the factory defaults (reference pitch = 440 Hz,

display mode = regular, bright mode = brighter), hold down the CALIB

button and press the TUNER ON/OFF switch when you turn on the

tuner.

Reference pitch settings

Set the reference pitch for tuning (the A note in the middle of the piano keyboard=

A4) within the 436–445 Hz range. e Pitchblack X mini comes from the factory

with the reference pitch set to A=440 Hz.

1. Press the CALIB button.

e current setting will blink for several seconds in the note name display.

2. While the setting is shown, press the CALIB button to set the reference pitch.

Each time you press the CALIB button you will cycle through the following

settings.

0: 440Hz

1: 441Hz

2: 442Hz

3: 443Hz

4: 444Hz

5: 445Hz

6: 436Hz

7: 437Hz

8: 438Hz

9: 439Hz

3. When you nish making the setting, wait for about two seconds without

pressing any buttons.

e note name display blinks three times to indicate that the reference pitch has

been set. e Pitchblack X mini will automatically return to tuner mode.

Tip: e reference pitch settings will be preserved even if you remove the AC

adapter.

Display mode settings

Set one of the four display patterns that shows whether your instrument is out of

tune. e factory setting is Regular mode.

1. Press the DISPLAY/BRIGHT button.

e current setting will blink for several seconds in the note name display.

2. When the setting is shown in the note name display, press the DISPLAY/

BRIGHT button again to set the display mode.

Each time you press the DISPLAY/BRIGHT button you will cycle through the

following settings.

With all display modes, the tuning guide LEDs indicate whether the pitch is

high or low. When the tuning is correct, both



and



light up. If the pitch

is at, the



lights up; and if the pitch is sharp, the



lights up.

1: Regular

Tune your instrument until the LED at the center of the LED meter lights up

brightly.

e right-hand LEDs in the LED meter light up if the pitch is high, and the

le-hand LEDs light up if the pitch is low.

2: Strobe

Tune your instrument until the LEDs stop running. Since the strobe meter has

a higher precision, it allows you to tune with greater accuracy.

e LEDs light up, running from le to right if the pitch is high and from right

to le if the pitch is low.

3: Half-strobe

Tune your instrument until the LEDs stop running and only the center LED is lit.

e right-hand LEDs will strobe if the pitch is high, and the le-hand LEDs will

strobe if the pitch is low.

The pitch

is sharp.

In tune.

The pitch

is at.

The pitch

is sharp.

In tune.

The pitch

is at.

The pitch

is sharp.

In tune.

The pitch

is at.

4: Mirror

Tune your instrument until the LED at the center of the LED meter lights up

brightly.

e larger the pitch variation, the more that the LEDs towards either side light

up.

3. When you nish making the setting, wait for about two seconds without

pressing any buttons.

e note name display blinks twice to indicate that the display mode has been

set. e Pitchblack X mini will automatically return to tuner mode.

Tip: e display mode settings will be preserved even if you remove the AC

adapter.

Bright mode (brightness) settings

is sets the brightness (in two levels) of the display. e indicator is set to a

brighter setting by factory default.

1. Hold down the DISPLAY/BRIGHT button.

e brightness of the display will change. e Pitchblack X mini will automati-

cally return to tuner mode.

Tip: e bright mode settings will be preserved even if you remove the AC

adapter.

The pitch

is sharp.

In tune.

The pitch

is at.

Specications

Scale: 12-note equal temperament

Detection range: E0 (20.60 Hz)–C8 (4,186 Hz)

Reference pitch: A4=436–445 Hz (1 Hz steps)

Detection accuracy: +/−0.1 cent (display mode: Strobe)

Input impedance: 1 M-ohm (tuner on)

Connection jacks: INPUT jack (6.3 mm monaural phone jack)

BYPASS jack (6.3 mm monaural phone jack)

DC 9V IN jack

Power supply: AC adapter (9 V, , 600 mA or greater)

(sold separately)

Current consumption: maximum 30 mA

Dimensions (W x D x H):

45 x 93 x 43 mm / 1.77” x 3.66” x 1.69” (including protrusions)

Weight: 124 g / 4.37 oz.

Included items: Customer Notice (Dear Customer), Precautions,

Rubber feet (1 sheet)

Accessories (sold separately):

AC adapter (9 V, , 600 mA)

* Specications and appearance are subject to change without notice for improvement.

* All product names and company names are the trademarks or registered trademarks of

their respective owners.

Published 09/2022

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