Yamaha RS500 Drum Rack Owner's Manual PDF

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RS500 RS700

ELECTRONIC DRUM RACK

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For details of products, please contact your nearest Yamaha representative or the authorized distributor listed below.

Die Einzelheiten zu Produkten sind bei Ihrer unten aufgefhrten Niederlassung und bei Yamaha Vertragshndlern in den jeweiligen Bestimmungslndern erhltlich.

Pour plus de dtails sur les produits, veuillez-vous adresser Yamaha ou au distributeur le plus proche de vous figurant dans la liste suivante.

YAMAHA

CANADA Yamaha Canada Music Ltd. 135 Milner Avenue, Scarborough, Ontario, M1S 3R1, Canada Tel: 416-298-1311

U.S.A. Yamaha Corporation of America 6600 Orangethorpe Ave., Buena Park, Calif. 90620, U.S.A. Tel: 714-522-9011

MEXICO Yamaha de Mxico S.A. de C.V. Calz. Javier Rojo Gmez #1149, Col. Guadalupe del Moral C.P. 09300, Mxico, D.F., Mxico Tel: 55-5804-0600

BRAZIL Yamaha Musical do Brasil Ltda. Rua Joaquim Floriano, 913 - 4' andar, Itaim Bibi, CEP 04534-013 Sao Paulo, SP. BRAZIL Tel: 011-3704-1377

ARGENTINA Yamaha Music Latin America, S.A. Sucursal de Argentina Olga Cossettini 1553, Piso 4 Norte Madero Este-C1107CEK Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel: 011-4119-7000

PANAMA AND OTHER LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES/ CARIBBEAN COUNTRIES

Yamaha Music Latin America, S.A. Torre Banco General, Piso 7, Urbanizacin Marbella, Calle 47 y Aquilino de la Guardia, Ciudad de Panam, Panam Tel: +507-269-5311

THE UNITED KINGDOM/IRELAND Yamaha Music U.K. Ltd. Sherbourne Drive, Tilbrook, Milton Keynes, MK7 8BL, England Tel: 01908-366700

GERMANY Yamaha Music Europe GmbH Siemensstrae 22-34, 25462 Rellingen, Germany Tel: 04101-3030

SWITZERLAND/LIECHTENSTEIN Yamaha Music Europe GmbH Branch Switzerland in Zrich Seefeldstrasse 94, 8008 Zrich, Switzerland Tel: 01-383 3990

AUSTRIA Yamaha Music Europe GmbH Branch Austria Schleiergasse 20, A-1100 Wien, Austria Tel: 01-60203900

CZECH REPUBLIC/SLOVAKIA/ HUNGARY/SLOVENIA

Yamaha Music Europe GmbH Branch Austria Schleiergasse 20, A-1100 Wien, Austria Tel: 01-602039025

POLAND/LITHUANIA/LATVIA/ESTONIA Yamaha Music Europe GmbH Branch Sp.z o.o. Oddzial w Polsce ul. 17 Stycznia 56, PL-02-146 Warszawa, Poland Tel: 022-500-2925

THE NETHERLANDS/ BELGIUM/LUXEMBOURG

Yamaha Music Europe Branch Benelux Clarissenhof 5-b, 4133 AB Vianen, The Netherlands Tel: 0347-358 040

FRANCE Yamaha Musique France BP 70-77312 Marne-la-Valle Cedex 2, France Tel: 01-64-61-4000

ITALY Yamaha Musica Italia S.P.A. Combo Division Viale Italia 88, 20020 Lainate (Milano), Italy Tel: 02-935-771

SPAIN/PORTUGAL Yamaha Msica Ibrica, S.A. Ctra. de la Coruna km. 17, 200, 28230 Las Rozas (Madrid), Spain Tel: 91-639-8888

GREECE Philippos Nakas S.A. The Music House 147 Skiathou Street, 112-55 Athens, Greece Tel: 01-228 2160

SWEDEN Yamaha Scandinavia AB J. A. Wettergrens Gata 1, Box 30053 S-400 43 Gteborg, Sweden Tel: 031 89 34 00

DENMARK YS Copenhagen Liaison Office Generatorvej 6A, DK-2730 Herlev, Denmark Tel: 44 92 49 00

FINLAND F-Musiikki Oy Kluuvikatu 6, P.O. Box 260, SF-00101 Helsinki, Finland Tel: 09 618511

NORWAY Norsk filial av Yamaha Scandinavia AB Grini Nringspark 1, N-1345 sters, Norway Tel: 67 16 77 70

ICELAND Skifan HF Skeifan 17 P.O. Box 8120, IS-128 Reykjavik, Iceland Tel: 525 5000

RUSSIA Yamaha Music (Russia) Room 37, bld. 7, Kievskaya street, Moscow, 121059, Russia Tel: 495 626 5005

OTHER EUROPEAN COUNTRIES Yamaha Music Europe GmbH Siemensstrae 22-34, 25462 Rellingen, Germany Tel: +49-4101-3030

Yamaha Corporation, Asia-Pacific Sales & Marketing Group Nakazawa-cho 10-1, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan 430-8650 Tel: +81-53-460-2313

TURKEY/CYPRUS Yamaha Music Europe GmbH Siemensstrae 22-34, 25462 Rellingen, Germany Tel: 04101-3030

OTHER COUNTRIES Yamaha Music Gulf FZE LOB 16-513, P.O.Box 17328, Jubel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: +971-4-881-5868

THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA Yamaha Music & Electronics (China) Co.,Ltd. 2F, Yunhedasha, 1818 Xinzha-lu, Jingan-qu, Shanghai, China Tel: 021-6247-2211

HONG KONG Tom Lee Music Co., Ltd. 11/F., Silvercord Tower 1, 30 Canton Road, Tsimshatsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong Tel: 2737-7688

INDIA Yamaha Music India Pvt. Ltd. 5F Ambience Corporate Tower Ambience Mall Complex Ambience Island, NH-8, Gurgaon- 122001, Haryana, India Tel: 0124-466-5551

INDONESIA PT. Yamaha Musik Indonesia (Distributor) PT. Nusantik Gedung Yamaha Music Center, Jalan Jend. Gatot Subroto Kav. 4, Jakarta 12930, Indonesia Tel: 021-520-2577

KOREA Yamaha Music Korea Ltd. 8F, 9F, Dongsung Bldg. 158-9 Samsung-Dong, Kangnam-Gu, Seoul, Korea Tel: 02-3467-3300

MALAYSIA Yamaha Music (Malaysia) Sdn., Bhd. Lot 8, Jalan Perbandaran, 47301 Kelana Jaya, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia Tel: 03-78030900

PHILIPPINES Yupangco Music Corporation 339 Gil J. Puyat Avenue, P.O. Box 885 MCPO, Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines Tel: 819-7551

SINGAPORE Yamaha Music (Asia) Pte., Ltd. #03-11 A-Z Building 140 Paya Lebor Road, Singapore 409015 Tel: 6747-4374

TAIWAN Yamaha KHS Music Co., Ltd. 3F, #6, Sec.2, Nan Jing E. Rd. Taipei. Taiwan 104, R.O.C. Tel: 02-2511-8688

THAILAND Siam Music Yamaha Co., Ltd. 4, 6, 15 and 16th floor, Siam Motors Building, 891/1 Rama 1 Road, Wangmai, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand Tel: 02-215-2622

OTHER ASIAN COUNTRIES Yamaha Corporation, Asia-Pacific Sales & Marketing Group Nakazawa-cho 10-1, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan 430-8650 Tel: +81-53-460-2313

AUSTRALIA Yamaha Music Australia Pty. Ltd. Level 1, 99 Queensbridge Street, Southbank, Victoria 3006, Australia Tel: 3-9693-5111

NEW ZEALAND Music Works LTD P.O.BOX 6246 Wellesley, Auckland 4680, New Zealand Tel: 9-634-0099

COUNTRIES AND TRUST TERRITORIES IN PACIFIC OCEAN

Yamaha Corporation, Asia-Pacific Sales & Marketing Group Nakazawa-cho 10-1, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan 430-8650 Tel: +81-53-460-2313

NORTH AMERICA

CENTRAL & SOUTH AMERICA

EUROPE

AFRICA

MIDDLE EAST

ASIA

OCEANIA

HEAD OFFICE Yamaha Corporation, Digital Musical Instruments Division Nakazawa-cho 10-1, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Japan 430-8650 Tel: +81-53-460-2432

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English

Before using, please read this assembly manual, and use this product in a safe and proper manner.

* Please keep this manual in a safe place for future reference.

PRECAUTIONS

WARNING If this symbol is ignored and the equipment is used improperly, fatal injury to persons or serious damage could occur.

Do not let small children assemble or set up this product by themselves, or they may be injured. Always assemble this product with adult supervision.

Be careful with the edges of the Cymbal Holders and the Tom Holders. The sharp holder ends may result in injury.

If this product is used with a Rack System or Cymbal Stand, make sure all bolts are tightened firmly. Also, when adjust- ing the height or angle, do not suddenly loosen the bolts. Loose bolts may result in the rack overturning or parts drop- ping, causing injury.

Always set the product on a flat and solid surface. Placement on a sloping, unstable surface or on steps may result in the product being unstable and subject to overturning.

Do not alter the product. Doing so may result in injury or damage/deterioration to the product.

Do not sit or step on the rack. The rack may overturn or be damaged, resulting in injury.

CAUTION If this symbol is ignored and the equipment is used improperly, there is a dan- ger or injury to persons handling the equipment, and material damage could occur.

Watch your fingers when adjusting clamps. They may become pinched, resulting in injury.

Be careful around pipe ends, inside the pipe and screw ends. Metal shavings, etc. may injure your fingers.

Do not attach acoustic drums to the electronic drum rack. Clamps may be damaged and drums may drop, causing injury.

NOTICE Do not step on or place heavy objects on the product. It may result in damage.

Do not use or keep the product in places with extremely high temperature (places in direct sunlight, close to a heater, in a closed car, etc.) or high humidity (bathroom, outside on a rainy day, etc.). Doing so may result in deformation, discoloration, damage or deterioration.

When cleaning the product, do not use benzine, thinner or alcohol as it may result in discoloration or deformation. Please wipe with a soft cloth or a damp cloth that has been wrung out thoroughly. If the product is soiled or sticky, use a neutral detergent on a cloth then wipe with a damp cloth that has been wrung out thoroughly to remove any remain- ing detergent. Also pay close attention so as not to let the water and detergent come into contact with the cushions used in the product; doing so may result in deterioration.

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1. Remove the rack from its box and stand it up with the drum trigger module clamp and the left leg positioned on the right as shown in Figure 1.

2. With the rack standing up, loosen the bolts q located on the left and rotate the left leg towards you until it is positioned as shown in Figure 1 Top view.

The bolts q can be found on the rear of the clamp on the left pillar.

3. Loosen the bolts w located on the right in Figure 2 and rotate the right leg clockwise from the left until it comes fully around as shown in Figure 2 Top view.

The bolts w can be found on the rear of the clamp on the right pillar.

4. Tighten the bolts loosened in Steps 2 and 3 above.

Setting up RS500

Bolts q

[Figure 1]

Right leg

Left legLeft pillar

Drum trigger module clamp

2

2

[Figure 1 Top view]

Left leg

Right leg

Left pillar

Right pillar

2 Right pillar

[Figure 2]

Bolts w

Left leg

Right leg

Right pillar

Left pillar

3

Drum trigger module clamp

[Figure 2 Top view]

Left leg

Right leg

Left pillar

Right pillar

3

CAUTION The rack may topple over and cause

injury if the left and right legs are opened any wider than shown in the figure below. You should not, there- fore, exceed the dimensions indicated.

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5. Loosen the bolt r, and as shown in Figure 3, raise up the cymbal holder located on the left. Following this, retighten the bolt r.

When tightening the bolt, ensure that the black sleeve is positioned inside the clamps mounting hole.

6. Loosen the bolts t, and as shown in Figure 3, rotate upward the cymbal holder located on the right. Following this, retighten the bolts t.

7. Loosen the bolts e and open up the pipe q to position it as shown in Figure 3. Then, rotate the snare clamp rod to the position shown in Figure 3. Retighten the bolts e.

8. Loosen the bolts of the tom holders and rotate the three tom holders into the positions shown in Figure 3. Then, retighten the bolts.

9. Loosen the bolts y securing the drum trigger module clamp in place, position the clamp with its flat surface facing upward, and then retighten the bolts y.

CAUTION Take special care when handling the tom holders in order to avoid injuring yourself with their sharp ends.

For information about the next steps such as assembling Yamaha Electronic Drum Set, refer to Assembly Manual in the Pad Set.

Specifications External dimensions: 1196 (W) x 528.3 (D) x 812.3 (H) mm (Standard Assembly) Weight: 11 kg

* Specifications and descriptions in this Owners Manual are for information purposes only. Yamaha Corp. reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. Since specifications, equipment or options may not be the same in every locale, please check with your Yamaha dealer.

[Figure 3: Example of standard assembly]

Bolts e

Tom holder

Tom holder

Left leg

Right leg

Drum trigger module clamp

Right pillar Left pillar

Cymbal holder

Cymbal holder

Snare clamp rod

Bolts r

Bolts tBolts

Pipe qBolts y

5

6

7 8

8 88

8

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1. Remove the rack from its box and stand it up with the drum trigger module clamp positioned on the right as shown in Figure 1.

2. With the rack standing up, loosen the bolts q located on the right and rotate the right leg clockwise from the left until it comes fully around as shown in Figure 1 Top view.

The bolts q can be found on the rear of the clamp on the right pillar, which is located behind the left leg.

3. Loosen the bolts w located on the left in Figure 2 and rotate the left leg towards you until it is positioned as shown in Figure 2 Top view.

4. Tighten the bolts loosened in Steps 2 and 3 above.

Setting up RS700

[Figure 1]

Bolts q

Left leg Right leg

Drum trigger module clamp

Left leg

Right pillarRight pillarLeft pillar

2

Left leg

Right leg

Left pillar

Right pillar

2

[Figure 1 Top view]

[Figure 2 ]

Bolts w

Right leg

Left leg

Right pillar

Left pillar

Drum trigger module clamp

3

[Figure 2 Top view]

Left leg

Right leg

Left pillar Right pillar

3

CAUTION The rack may topple over and cause

injury if the left and right legs are opened any wider than shown in the figure below. You should not, there- fore, exceed the dimensions indicated.

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5. Loosen the bolts of the tom holders and rotate the three tom holders into the positions shown in Figure 3. Then, retighten the bolts.

6. Loosen the bolts securing the drum trigger module clamp in place, position the clamp with its flat surface facing upward, and then retighten the bolts.

CAUTION Take special care when handling the tom holders in order to avoid injuring yourself with their sharp ends.

For information about the next steps such as assembling Yamaha Electronic Drum Set, refer to Assembly Manual in the Pad Set.

Specifications External dimensions: 1346 (W) x 766.3 (D) x 835 (H) mm (Standard Assembly) Weight: 10 kg

* Specifications and descriptions in this Owners Manual are for information purposes only. Yamaha Corp. reserves the right to change or modify products or specifications at any time without prior notice. Since specifications, equipment or options may not be the same in every locale, please check with your Yamaha dealer.

[Figure 3: Example of standard assembly]

Tom holder

Bolts

Left leg

Right leg

Drum trigger module clamp

Right pillar

Left pillar

Tom holder

Bolts

Bolts

Bolts

Bolts

Bolts

Bolts

5 5 5 5

56

6

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If your rack is unstable even on a flat surface, check whether the slits in the clamps q to r from Figure 1 line up with the arrows on the horizontal pipes as shown in Figure 2. If this is not the case, loosen each of the clamp bolts t, adjust the horizontal pipes such that the arrows line up with the slits, and then retighten the bolts.

Adjusting the RS500 or RS700

[Figure 2: Close-up of clamp q ]

Clamp q Clamp r

Clamp w

Clamp e

Slit Arrow

Clamp bolt t

Horizontal pipe

Horizontal pipe

Horizontal pipe

Clamp q

[Figure 1: Assembled rack (RS700 shown)]

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