Adjusting/Replacing the Head, Specifications

Adjusting/Replacing the Head

Adjusting the Head Tension

When adjusting, use the included tuning key.

* Striking the pad while the head is loose may damage the sensor. Furthermore, if you use the pad without it being properly adjusted, you could likely experience problems such as the following.

•Sometimes it does not sound (uneven volume).

•The volume is too low (reduced sensitivity).

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While continuing to check the feel and response, use the tuning key to adjust all eight tuning bolts until the tension is properly adjusted. Always tighten the tuning bolts in the order shown in the figure.

Replacing the Head

The head is an expendable item, whose performance deteriorates with extended use. If the head has torn out or remains slack even after proper adjustment, then replace the head.

Replacement heads (optional)

MH-8 Mesh Head

Replacing the Head

When replacing, use the included tuning key.

1.Remove all tuning bolts and washers.

Go around and gradually loosen each one in order (by turning it counterclockwise).

2.Remove the hoop.

3.Remove the old head.

4.Place the new head on the frame.

5.Place the hoop onto the head.

6.Pass the tuning bolts through the washers, then attach them to the hoop and frame.

7.Tighten all eight tuning bolts until they lightly contact the hoop.

8.Next, adjust the tension of the head. Refer to “Adjusting the Head Tension.”

Specifications

The proper tension is achieved when the feel and response of the head as you strike the pad is about the same as that of an acoustic drum.

Do not tighten any one tuning bolt too firmly all at once. Doing so prevents uniform stretching throughout the head, which is one cause of malfunction.

Head tension may change with extended use of the pad. Make adjustments as needed.

On the V-PRACTICE PAD (RP-2), adjusting the head tension affects only the head response, and does not change the pitch of the sound, as it would on an acoustic drum.

Be careful not to lose the tuning bolts and washers that you removed.

	Pad size: 8 inches	Accessories
	Trigger: 1 (Head)	Owner's manual, Connection cable
	Dimensions	(1 m or 39-3/8 inches), Tuning key
		Options
	264 (W) x 297 (D) x 60 (H) mm
		RHYTHM COACH (RM-2)
	10-7/16(W) x 11-3/4 (D) x 2-3/8(H) inches
		Pad Stand (PDS-2)
	Weight: 890 g or 2 lbs
		Mesh Head (MH-8)
	Stand screw size: M8

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*In the interest of product improvement, the specifications and/or appearance of this unit are subject to change without prior notice.