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Peterson Strobe Center 5000-II User Manual

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The selected temperament is shown by “xxxx”.
Resolution is Enhanced to 0.1 Cent Steps.

TMPR = XXXX KEY = C
NOTE = B +XX.X

DONE NEXT

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Use the Pitch Up and/or the Pitch Down control to adjust the number of Cents deviation from the Equal Temperament
tuning for the note B. You may enter this value with a precision of 1/10 of 1 Cent. Press either the ENTER button on
the tuner front panel or Function Key #3 (DONE) or Function Key #4 (NEXT) when the displayed temperament value
for the note B is correct. The display screen will now change to:

TMPR = XXXX

SETTINGS

COMPLETE – PRESS

ENTER TO CONTINUE

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Press the Enter button on the tuner front panel. All custom temperament note values are now saved to the "XXXX"
TMPR file. The tuner returns to the normal RUN screen with the edited temperament file now active:

KEY=C TMPR=
xxxx
A=440 00.0¢
HI
SETUP IMAG

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11. COPYING AND MODIFYING (OR DELETING) AN EXISTING TEMPERAMENT FILE

Although this is a subset of the material above, proper explanation of the COPY/DELETE procedures calls for an
independent description. Sometimes it is easier and faster to copy and modify an existing TMPR file than to create a whole
new one. Particularly with Custom Non-Equal Temperaments, there may just be two or three sharps which, for example,
get raised to the pitch level of their non-enharmonic flats (this is the sole difference between the Minor Mode of Just
Intonation and the Major Mode tuning preprogrammed into the non-volatile memory).

a. Use the #2 Function Key in the Temperament Menu to call up the Copy/Delete Menu: