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This manual is divided into the following sections:
1. Getting Started
2. Using GUITAR TUNER
3. Tuning
4. Technical Support
SECTION 1 - Getting Started
The following assumes a basic knowledge of DOS:
BACKUP:
Backing up the GUITAR TUNER files is recommended, for
two reasons:
1. If one copy is destroyed or rendered unusable for
some reason, you will have a backup copy.
2. If you copy the files onto your hard disk and run
GUITAR TUNER from there, the program will load
much faster and work faster when it needs to use the
disk.
To make a backup to a blank floppy diskette, use the
DOS "COPY" command in a similar manner to the following:
copy a:*.* b:
If your knowledge of DOS is limited so that you have
trouble with this command, refer to your DOS manual and look
up "COPY", or ask a friend for assistance. In the meantime,
GUITAR TUNER can be run from the original diskette, but
don't forget, you don't have it backed up! The standard
practice is to store the original diskette and use the
backup as your working copy.
To copy the files onto your hard disk, first make a
directory to store them in using the DOS "MKDIR" (MD)
command. You might type the following:
md c:\guitar
Next, type:
copy a:*.* c:\guitar
Again, if these commands are beyond your knowledge of
DOS, you may require assistance.
CONVENTIONS USED BY GUITAR TUNER:
GUITAR TUNER's user interface was designed to be as
standard as possible. A computer user of any experience
should have little trouble. The first letter of each option
is displayed in high intensity (bright) mode. Pressing the
letter runs the option.
Running GUITAR TUNER (TUNER.EXE):
TUNER.EXE must be run from the directory where all the
GUITAR TUNER files are stored. On start-up, TUNER.EXE
immediately looks for certain files. If they are not in the
current directory, the program aborts.
Example: Let's assume for instance your GUITAR TUNER files
are stored in a directory called C:\GUITAR and your current
default directory is C:\WPFILES. If you were to type:
c:\guitar\tuner
TUNER.EXE would attempt start-up and look in C:\WPFILES for
the required files. Upon not finding them, the program
would abort. Here you must change the default directory
using the DOS "CHDIR" (CD) command. In this case you would
type:
cd c:\guitar
Then type:
tuner
Running and using PRINT!.EXE:
Included is a file called PRINT!.EXE. It too must be
run from the proper directory (see instructions above
regarding TUNER.EXE).
Manual:
This option sends a copy of the manual to your printer.
When you choose this option, printing does not begin
immediately. It allows you to exit without printing if you
change your mind. A large margin has been included to allow
holes to be punched if you wish to keep your manual in a
binder.
Order:
Choosing this option allows you to print an order form
for a registered copy of GUITAR TUNER or GUITAR PRO.
SECTION 2 - Using GUITAR TUNER:
To run GUITAR TUNER type: tuner
When the copyright notice appears, pressing most any
key will cause it to disappear. Press a key again and the
main screen will appear. The best way to get familiar with
the tuner is to press <H> or <F1> for "HELP".
Reverse:
Before tuning up, you may wish to reverse the display
from right-handed to left- or vice versa by pressing <R>.
The small box in the lower right hand corner of the screen
shows the current display mode. This setting will be saved
when you exit GUITAR TUNER.
Notice the numbers 1 through 6 above the guitar
fingerboard on the screen. The screen opens with the number
one string marked with the menu block. Use the right and
left arrow keys, or number keys to select different strings.
Once you have selected the string you want to tune, press
<Enter> to sound the note and press <Enter> again to stop
it. You can also press the numbers <1> through <6> to
select a string and switch on the sound all in one
keystroke. See section three of this manual for detailed
information on tuning.
Colors (Color monitors only):
By pressing "C", you can cycle through 10 different
color schemes. Your last selection will be saved when you
exit. If you have a monochrome monitor and this option
appears on the menu, your display adapter has caused GUITAR
TUNER to detect a color monitor. You can force a monochrome
display by running GUITAR TUNER with a "/m". Type: tuner/m
Adjust (Monochrome monitors only):
Pressing "A" displays a screen to help you to properly
set your monitor's brightness and contrast dials. If you
have a monochrome monitor and this option does not appear on
the menu, force a monochrome display with the "/m".
Exit:
As mentioned above, when you exit GUITAR TUNER, certain
settings are saved to the file CONFIG.DAT. If running
GUITAR TUNER from a floppy diskette, that same diskette must
be in the drive when you exit so CONFIG.DAT will be found.
SECTION 3 - Tuning
If you have trouble tuning your guitar, you're in good
company. Most people including many professionals have a
love/hate relationship with their instruments because of
tuning problems. In most cases, it's because the guitar was
not set up right in the first place, and is actually
impossible to tune correctly. But, even if everyone was
given a perfectly adjusted instrument, it's doubtful that
one in a great number could properly explain how to tune it.
Many know various different ways of getting the instrument
into some kind of acceptable shape, but many of the methods
are faulty.
The most common method of tuning is actually a very
poor one. Most guitarists learn early that the first string
open (E, the thinnest string) is the same pitch as the
second string at the fifth fret. One starts by hoping that
the first string is close to being in tune, and then if the
second string, fifth fret can be tuned to sound the same as
the first string open, then the second string it is reasoned
must be in tune as well. After comparing the second string
with the first, the third string is compared with the second
and so on until all of the strings are in tune.
There are at least two problems with this method.
First of all, most guitars, especially acoustics, don't have
their bridge "saddles" set at the right distance from the
top nut and so when the second string seemed to be in tune
at the fifth fret, it probably wasn't in tune if played
open. Secondly, our hearing is not perfect and even when we
think two notes are perfectly in tune there is still a
certain amount of error. As you move across the neck toward
the sixth string, your error is compounded. How many times
have you used this method, thinking you did a good tuning
job and then when you played a chord it sounded terrible?
That's because when you tuned the second string to the
first, you were just a little out, but by the time you got
to the sixth string, you were a long way out.
When tuning, it's best if you tune every string to the
same note instead of several different notes that get
gradually more and more out of tune. This can be a little
tricky and demands considerably more knowledge. However,
with GUITAR TUNER you don't have to worry about the problems
of tuning to inaccurate notes since they are all in tune
within 1/10,000th of a cycle per second. As well, you're
not tuning the strings at the fifth or any other fret -- you
tune them as open strings.
So how does one know when the string is actually in
tune with the tone from the computer? Most people can tune
it so it's close, but there's a way to be very precise.
When two notes are close to the same pitch, but not quite,
you should hear a faint pulsating sound. As the notes get
closer to being the same pitch the pulsating slows down, and
the goal is to make it stop altogether. When it stops, the
two notes are vibrating at the same number of cycles per
second.
If your tuning still seems inaccurate, it may be that
your bridge and/or top nut are not adjusted properly. You
might consider taking your guitar to a repair shop for an
opinion.
SECTION 4 - Technical Support
Technical support is available to registered users of
GUITAR TUNER/PRO. The support is limited to help in using
the software. (We cannot provide lessons in music theory or
advice on how to fix your guitar.) Telephone support is not
yet available, but you may write to Celista Software at the
address listed below giving your name, address and telephone
number along with your GUITAR TUNER/PRO registration number
(found on the diskette label). If there seems to be a
problem with the software, please explain in detail, what
steps led to the problem, whether it happens repeatedly
etc., and provide the version number of DOS you're using,
details of your hardware and any software in memory at the
time the problem occurred.