Eagletone Compact E-touch User manual

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electronic drum
user’s manual

Congratulations!
Thank you for purchasing this digital drum set. The drum set
has been Developed to act and play like a drum set but with
greater ease. Before you use the instrument, we recommend
you to read through this manual.
Safety Precautions
WARNING!
m RISK OF ELECTRIC CHOC c
DO NOT OPEN
c The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within
an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user
to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage
within the product s enclosure that may be of suffi-
cient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock
to persons.
m The exclamation point within an equilateral trian-
gle is intended to alert the user to the presence of
important operating and maintenance(servicing)
instructions in the literature accompanying the
product.
Taking care of Your Digital Drum Set
LOCATION
Do not expose the unit to the following conditions to avoid defor-
mation, discoloration or more serious damage:
• Direct sunlight.
• High temperature (near a heat)source, or in car during the
day time).
• Disconnect all cables before moving.
POWER SUPPLY
• Make sure to use the suitable AC adaptor and also make
sure the ac outlet voltage at your country matches the input
voltage specified on the AC adapter’s label.
• Turn the power switch OFF When the Instrument is not in use.
• An AC adaptor should be unplugged from the AC outlet if the
instrument is not be used for an extended period of time.
• Unplug the AC adaptor during electric storms.
• Avoid plugging the AC adaptor into the same AC outlet as
appliance with high power consumption, such as electric
heaters or ovens. Also avoid using multi-plug adaptors since
these can result in reducing the sound quality, operation
errors, and possibly damage.
TURN POWER OFF WHEN MAKINGCONNECTIONS
To avoid damage to the instrument and other devices to which it
is Connected, turn the power switches of all related device OFF
prior to connecting or disconnecting cables.
HANDLING AND TRANSPORT
• Never apply excessive force to the controls, connectors or
other parts of the instrument.
• Always unplug cables by gripping the plug firmly, but not
pulling on the cable.
• Disconnect all cables before moving The instrument.
• Physical shocks caused by dropping, bumping, or placing
heavy objects on the instrument can result in scratches more
serious damage.
CLEANING
• Clean the unit with a dry soft cloth.
• A slightly damp cloth may be used to remove stubborn grime
and dirt.
• Never use cleaners such as alcohol or thinner.
• Avoid placing vinyl object on top of the unit (vinyl can stick to
and discolor the surface).
ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE
This instrument contains digital circuitry and may cause inter-
ference if placed too close to radio or television receivers. If this
occurs, move the instrument further away from the affected
equipment.
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CONTENTS
1. Assembly instrucions ........................................................ 1
Inside this package ........................................................................1
Packing information.......................................................................2
2. Assembly ........................................................................... 3
Assemble the drum stand.............................................................3
Assemble the pads ........................................................................5
Assemble the cymbals..................................................................6
Assemble the module ...................................................................7
Assemble the bass drum ..............................................................7
Assemble the pedal and bass drum ............................................8
Connect the pads ...........................................................................8
3. Module function ............................................................... 10
Front panel. ..................................................................................10
Rear panel.....................................................................................11
LED display ...................................................................................12
4. Connect with external devices........................................ 12
Connect with audio system or drum speaker cabinet..............12
Connect with headphone.............................................................13
Connect with MP3 or CD player..................................................13
Connect with PC...........................................................................14
Connect with MIDI keyboard.......................................................14
Power supply ................................................................................14
5. Operation ......................................................................... 15
Power switch ................................................................................15
Adjust the master volume...........................................................15
Select drum kit and reverb .........................................................16
Pad parameter setting.................................................................16
Select pad voice............................................................................16
Adjust pad volume........................................................................17
Pad pan..........................................................................................17
Pad tuning.....................................................................................17
Establish user drum kit...............................................................17
Song setting..................................................................................18
Select song ...................................................................................18
Song playing .................................................................................18
Accompaniment volume..............................................................18
Drum sound of the song ..............................................................19
Song tempo...................................................................................19
Drum sound of the song (percussion)........................................19
Tempo setting and the metronome click...................................19
Tempo............................................................................................19
Metronome ...................................................................................19
6. Record and replay............................................................ 20
Record quickly ..............................................................................20
Play the recorded song................................................................20
7. Set up................................................................................ 20
Trigger sensitivity.........................................................................20
Crosstalk rejection ......................................................................21
Trigger curve ................................................................................21
Save the Set-up ............................................................................22
Local control.................................................................................22
8. Reset setting.................................................................... 23
9. MIDI setting ...................................................................... 23
MIDI connection............................................................................23
Connect with external audio source equipment.......................23
Used as audio source equipment ...............................................23
MIDI list. ........................................................................................24
10. Trouble shooting............................................................ 25
11. Audio source specification............................................. 25
12. Drum kit list ................................................................... 26
13. Voice list ......................................................................... 27
14. GM percussion list ......................................................... 33
15. DEMO SONG list.............................................................. 35
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1. ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
Caution!
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.
Inside this package
Before assembly, please makde sure that all the items listed below are present:
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PACKAGING INFORMATION
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2. ASSEMBLY
Caution
• While adjusting the collar, please take extra care to avoid
injury.
• Set the each part to the correct position.
Assembly steps:
Drum stand assembly
1. Take out the drum stand and loosen the screws of the
collars.
2. Set the three master tube at 1200 angle.
3. Screw down at the collars.
4. Loosen the screws at the collars.
5. Set the L/R cymbal tubes to the proper height.
6. Screw down to fix the cymbal tubes.
7. Loosen the screws at the collars.
8. Adjust the cymbal collars to proper height.
9. Screw down to fix the cymbal tubes.
10. Loosen the screws at the collars.
11. Adjust the hi-hat collars to proper height.
12. Screw down to fix the hi-hat tubes.
13. Loosen the butterfly nuts.
14. Adjust the cymbal rod to proper height and angle.
15. Tighten the butterfly nuts.
16. Loosen the screws at the collars.
17. Adjust the U stand of snare to proper position.
18. Screw down.
19. Loosen the screws at the collars.
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20. Set the module stand to proper position.
21. Screw down.
22. Adjust the balance of the drum stand.
23. Tighten all the screws at the collars. Tighten the clip screw.
Assemble the pads
1. Take out the pads ( 3 tom and 1 snare) . Loosen the square
screw.
2. Assemble the pads onto the tubes and adjust the position.
3. Tighten the square screw.
Assemble the cymbals
1. Loosen the butterfly nut on the left side of the Hi-Hat.
2. Assemble the Hi-Hat cymbal.
3. Tighten the butterfly nut (Note: don’t overtighten)
4. Loosen the butterfly nut on the cymbal rod.
5. Assemble the Crash/Ride cymbal onto the rod.
6. Tighten the butterfly nut (Note: don’t overtighten)
Assemble the module
1. Loosen the square screws of the module.
2. Assemble the module onto the module stand.
3. Screw down.
Tighten the square screw.
Assemble the bass drum
1. Take out the bass drum and bass drum stand
2. Loosen the square screw of the bass drum
3. Assemble the bass drum on the stand
4. Tighten the square screw.
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5. Fix the support bar to the pedal.
6. Fix the bass drum stand the hammer, and tighten the screw
7. Loosen the square screw of the hammer
8. Tighten the square screw to fix the hammer
Assemble the pedal and the bass drum
1. Put the pedal to the left floor.
2. Put the bass drum (with hammer) to the right floor.
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Connect the pads
1. Use the cable to connect the D-SUB connector of the module and the pad.
2. Use the cable tie to tie the cable ( 12 ties)
ride crash
tom 2 tom 1
tom 3
hi-hat cymbal
snare
module
cable tie
(12 totally)
bass
hi-hat control
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3. MODULE FUNCTION
Front panel
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1 DATA+
Adjusts the parameters, e.g. drum kit, Voice, etc. (holding the
button to change value quickly)
2 LED DISPLAY
Displays the menu parameters.
3 TEMPO+
Enter into the tempo setting (holding the button to change value
quickly}.
4 MASTER VOLUME+
Adjusts the volume of earphone and line output.
5 PHONE
Stereo phone output connector.
6 KIT REV ON/OFF
Drum kit selection and reverb effect on/off.
7 SONG
Selects DEMO SONG quickly.
8 VOLUME
Adjusts the accompaniment volume and percussion volume.
9 DRUM OFF
Turns on/off the drum sound of DEMO SONG.
10 SAVE
Sets the drum kit and save to the user drum kit, or save the trig-
ger in practical setting.
11 START/STOP
Starts/stops the instrument playing or the recording play-
ing. Press once to start the Demo song playing, twice to start
recording playing, a third time to stop.
12 SETUP
Practical setting button.
13 RECORD
Records the drum sound.
14 VOICE VOL/PAN/TUN
Sets up the voice, volume, pan and tune.
15 CLICK
Turns on/off the metronome.
16 ON/OFF
It turns on/off the power supply.
Rear panel
17 18 19 20 21 22
17 DCIN
Power adaptor connector, 9V DC
18 MIDI IN/OUT PORT
Connects with external MIDI devices (The drum MIDI signal
outputs via MIDI OUT to external audio source. The external
MIDI signal inputs to the drum via MIDI IN.)
19 USB INTERFACE
Connects with PC to deliver MIDI signal.
20 TRIGGER IN CONNECTOR
Pad signal input connector.
21 AUXIN
External stereo input connector, e.g. MP3 or CD player.
22 OUTPUT L/MONO R
The stereo output connector to connect with audio system or
drum amp, L/R stereo output and L/mono output
LED Display
Drum kit LED lights up: the number means the drum kit number
Tone LED lights up: the number means the voice number.
The preset song LED lights up: the number means the preset
song number.
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