This manual is a quick start guide for Roadie Tuner. For a
more comprehensive overview on how to operate Roadie
with our mobile app please check our online tutorial :
User’s Manual
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MODEL NUMBER
RD100
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Contents
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A. Warranty
B. Inside the box
C. Getting Started
Installing the mobile app
Using Roadie for the first time
Tuning your instrument
Re-stringing using Roadie
Power and recharging
LED light
Beyond the basics
D. Troubleshooting
Bluetooth connection
Mic sensitivity and noise levels
Hard reset
E. Warnings
F. Compliance
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement
Safety Instructions
Warranty
Band Industries One-Year Limited Warranty
Band Industries warrants the included hardware
product and accessories against defects in
materials and workmanship for one year from the
date of original retail purchase. Band Industries
does not warrant against normal wear and tear,
nor damage caused by accident or abuse.
To obtain service, please email us at
Inside this Box
a. Roadie Tuner
b. Roadie electric guitar Jack
c. Micro-USB charging cable
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Installing the mobile app
Roadie is compatible with the following devices:
iPhone (4S & above), iPad (3rd gen. & above),
iPad Mini, iPod touch (5th gen. & above) and any
Android device running Android version 4.3 or
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Getting Started: Basics
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Power
Button
7
Reset
Pin
RGB LED
3
Peg
Connector
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Restring
Buttons
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6
Micro USB
Charging Port
Charging
LED
newer and equipped with Bluetooth 4.0.
1. To install the app, go to the AppStore or
Playstore on your mobile device and install the
Roadie Tuner app. Alternatively, you can scan the
corresponding QR codes below for a direct link to
the apps.
2. Open the app and follow the on-screen
instructions.
Using Roadie for the first time
1. Turn Roadie on by pressing the On/Off power
button (1).
2. The LED light (2) should start blinking blue
which shows you that Roadie is looking for a
Bluetooth connection.
3. Next, make sure that Bluetooth is activated on
your mobile device:
Go to Settings -> Bluetooth -> On.
4. Launch the Roadie Tuner app on your mobile
device and the LED light (2) on Roadie should turn
solid blue indicating a successful Bluetooth
connection. Notice that no Bluetooth pairing is
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Android
required to connect Roadie to your mobile device.
5. Create a new instrument by following the
prompts on the screen.
6. Once you successfully add your instrument, it’s
time to calibrate each string. Calibration is a
simple process by which Roadie learns about your
instrument and each of its strings in order to tune
as efficiently as possible. To calibrate a string:
A. Press the calibrate button next to that string on
the app.
B. Connect the peg connector (3) to the
corresponding peg of the string being calibrated.
C. Pluck that string until the progress bar on the
screen fills up.
D. Once full, Roadie will then tune that string using
what it learned.
Repeat this process until all strings are
successfully calibrated and tuned.
Tuning your instrument
1. Open the Roadie Tuner app.
2. Select the instrument you are tuning.
3. Select the string you are tuning and connect the peg
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connector (3) to the corresponding peg of the
string being tuned.
5. Pluck the string being tuned while firmly holding
Roadie on the tuning peg at all times.
6. The circles near the top of the mobile app
should light up red to indicate that a note is heard.
Roadie will now start turning the peg to perfectly
tune your instrument.
Tip: For faster tuning of a whole instrument, use
the Sequential tuning feature on the mobile app
that runs you through all the strings of your
instrument sequentially in a hands-free fashion. To
use this feature, press the button in the upper
right of the mobile app. You will see it turn red
and tuning will begin automatically.
Note: if you are tuning an electric guitar, you can
plug it directly to your mobile device using the
Roadie Jack (7). This allows for a silent tuning and
removes any possibility of outside noise affecting
your tuning. Make sure that the volume knob on
your electric guitar is set to maximum.
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Re-stringing using Roadie
Roadie works as a string winder/unwinder in
addition to all its other features. To continuously
rotate Roadie’s peg connector, use the
WIND/UNWIND section of the mobile app or the
wind/unwind buttons (4) on Roadie’s side.
Power and recharging
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Micro
USB
Charging
Port
Reset
Pin
Charging
LED
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5
Restring
Buttons
Right
Button
Left
Button
Peg
Connector
Clockwise Rotation Counter-Clockwise Rotation
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• Roadie operates on a 3.7V 500mAh Lithium
Polymer battery.
• When the battery is low you should charge it
through the micro-USB charging port (5).
• When charging, the LED indicator (6) turns red.
• When the charging LED indicator (6) turns green,
it means that the battery is fully charged. In that
case you should unplug the micro-USB cable (C).
• To ensure maximum battery life and protection,
Roadie will not work when charging.
LED light
This is how Roadie communicates with the
external world:
• When turned on, the LED light blinks blue.
• When battery is low, the LED light blinks red.
• When Roadie is connected to your mobile
device, the LED light turns solid blue.
• When tuning or calibrating a string, the LED light
turns solid green.
• When there is an error, the LED light turns solid
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red.
Beyond the Basics
For more info, visual step-by-step guides, video
tutorials, troubleshooting, and other useful
materials please check the online tutorial at
www.roadietuner.com/tutorial
Troubleshooting
Bluetooth connection
You do not need to pair your mobile device with
Roadie in the settings menu. To connect to
Roadie, simply follow these two easy steps:
1. Switch Roadie on.
2. Launch Roadie app and go to your instrument
page. For more info check the Getting Started ->
Using Roadie for the first time section above
Mic sensitivity and noise levels
Depending on where you are tuning, outside noise
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may need to be taken into account. When tuning
in exceptionally noisy or quiet environments, try
changing the phone's audio sensitivity by moving
the Mic Sensitivity slider to the left towards “Quiet”
to increase sensitivity or to the right towards
“Noisy” to decrease it as shown on the picture on
the side.
No more than 1-2 red circles should light up on
the screen when you are not plucking a string.
When plucking a string, you should see 3-5 circles
light up. If you see 3-5 circles light up when you
are not plucking a string, move the Mic Sensitivity
slider towards “Noisy”.
Hard reset
If Roadie becomes unresponsive, a hard reset is
required. Simply insert a pin into the reset pin (7)
hole and press the button within to reset Roadie.
This will have no effect on the mobile app or its
data. All your settings and instruments will remain
untouched.
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Warnings
Roadie is designed and tested to work with
stringed instruments equipped with geared tuning
pegs similar to those of the guitar. If your tuning
pegs are different, we cannot ensure proper
operation of Roadie. Use at your own risk.
If you notice that Roadie’s motor is struggling to
rotate the pegs, this might be because your pegs
are rusty. If that is the case, we highly advise you
to clean or change your pegs before you use
Roadie.
Compliance
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference
2. This device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
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Note: This equipment has been tested and found
to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and,
if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to
radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to
try to correct the interference by one or more of
the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment
and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a
circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
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technician for help.
Caution: Any changes or modifications not
expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user's authority to
operate this equipment.
FCC Radiation Exposure Statement
This equipment complies with FCC radiation
exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled
environment. This equipment should be installed
and operated with minimum distance 20cm
between the radiator and your body.
Safety Instructions
Please read these instructions, keep them and
follow them.
Do not tamper with your tuner.
Do not attempt to disassemble or open your
tuner. Substances contained in this product
and/or its battery may damage the environment
and/or human health if handled and disposed
of improperly.
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Do not expose your tuner to extremely high or low
temperatures.
Do not leave your tuner in direct sunlight for an
extended period of time.
Do not leave your tuner near open flames.
Do not dispose of your tuner in a fire. The battery
could explode.
Do not use abrasive cleaners to clean your tuner.
Do not place your tuner in a dishwasher, washing
machine or dryer.
Regardless of what reasons cause unit damage,
please ask for the maintenance personnel to
repair it.
WARNING: The battery shall not be exposed to
excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.
CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is
incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same
or equivalent type.
Correct Disposal of this product: This marking
indicates that this product should not be disposed
with other household wastes throughout the EU.
To prevent possible harm to the environment or
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human health from uncontrolled waste disposal,
recycle it responsibly to promote the sustainable
reuse of material resources. To return your used
device, please use the return and collection
systems or contact the retailer where the product
was purchased. They can take this product for
environmental safe recycling.
Operating temperature (0-40°C)
Contact us at [email protected] or
visit www.roadietuner.com/tutorial for support
and FAQs. We look forward to hear from you and
will get back to you as soon as possible.
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Roadie, and Roadie App are trademarks of Band
Industries, Inc., registered in the U.S., E.U and
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