Radel Electronics Taalmala User manual

WARRANTY
The "Taalmala"ElectronicTabla is guaranteedagainst
defectsarising outof faulty or defectivematerials or
workmanship fora period ofONE YEAR from the date
ofpurchase.
In case ofa defectdevelopingwithin the period of
warranty RADEL ELECTRONICS (P)LTD., will
undertake to repair the instrumentfree of charge,
provided the instrument is returned tothe manufacturer,
freightprepaid with adequatepacking.
This guarantee is void in case ofanyofthe following :
1. The instrument is damaged by physicalabuse,improper
handling, reckless useor negligence ofthe user;
2.Any repairs or modifications are attempted onthe
instrument by unauthorisedpersons;
3. The Warranty Seal onthe rearcover ofthe
instrument is removed or tamperedwith;
4. The Serial No.ofthe instrument is deleted,defaced
oraltered;
5. The counterfoil of thisWarrantyCard with all entries
legiblymade isnot received by RADEL
ELECTRONICS (P)LTD., within 15 days of
purchase.
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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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B operation of this instrument before switching iton.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
The"Taalmala"ElectronicTablaisa sophisticatedmusical
instrument. Itproducestheactualsoundofa tabla.Itcan
play,by itself, thethekasforallthecommonlyusedtaalsof
Hindustaniclassicalmusic.Itis fully solid-stateand
incorporatesthelatesttechnologyusingmicroprocessors.
ItcanbeusedonACmainsaswellasonbatteries.
The"Taalmala"isavailableintwomodels,viz.,PT-13and
PT-24. ThePT-13iscapableofplaying13taalswhereas
thePT-24produces24taalsandisalsocapableofbeing
programmedbytheuser.
The"Taalmala"canbetunedtoanydesiredpitchovera
rangeofoneoctave.Facilityhasbeenprovidedforselecting
four layaranges- Ativilambit,vilambit,madhyalayaand
dhrut. Withineachrange,thespeedcanbegradually
changed bythe turn ofa knob.A Balancecontrolisprovided
foradjustingtherelativeloudnessofthe right hand(dayan)
and left hand(bayan),asdesired.
A SPEAKER sockethasbeenprovidedforconnectingan
externalloudspeaker.Useofanexternalloudspeakerof
goodquality,mountedina welldesignedspeakerenclosure
of size atleast20litres,wouldresultinanimproved
reproductionofthebayan.A LINEOUTSockethasalso
been providedforconnectiontoanexternalamplifierand
speaker system,ifrequired.A "LEHERA IN"socketis
providedtoconnectthe"Taalmala"toa "SUNADAMALA"
electroniclehera instrument so that a synchronisedlehera
with tablaaccompanimentcanbeproducedusing both the
instruments.(Refertotheoperationmanualofthe
"Sunadamala" fordetails.)
Thefollowingtaalscanbeproducedbythe"Taalmala".The
correspondingabbreviationsusedonthekeyboardarealso
indicatedbelow:
KEY ABBREVN. PT-13&
PT-24
PT-24
(with ALTkey)
TEEN TEEN
PUNJABI
RUPAK RUPAK
JAI(13)
DADRA DADRA
MATTA(9)
EK EK
RUDRA (11)
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KEY ABBREVN. PT-13&
PT-24
PT-24
(with ALTkey)
DEEPCH
DEEPCHANDI
CHACHAR
JHAP JHAP
SURPHAKTA
JHOOMRA JHOOMRA
THEVRA
ADA
ADACHAUTAL
CHAU
TILWADA TILWADA
ADDHA
KEHER
KEHERWA
DHUMALI
DHAMAR DHAMAR
SOOL
BHAJAN BHAJAN
GARBA
CHAU
CHAUTAAL
The selectionofanyoftheaboveisachievedthrougha
keyboard. Thetaalselectionkeysaregroupedtogetherby
a blackbandonthetopoftheinstrumenttohelpidentify
themeasily.Theotherkeysonthekeyboardarethe
following:
STOP : Tostopthetheka
START : Tocommencethetheka
INC : Toincreasethelayarangetoa fasterrange
DEC : Todecreasethelayarangetoa slowerrange
The PT-24hasthefollowingadditionalkeys:
ALT : Toselectthealternatetaalonthesamekey.
PGM : Toprograma newtheka.
2.0OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS (Both Models)
NOTE: Oneofthenewfeaturesofthe"Taalmala"isthe
productionofa PIP'whenanykeyispressed.Ifan
unacceptable Keyispressed,three PIPs' areproducedto
indicateanemx.Two LEDs, onetoindicatethe first matra
and theotherto indicateeachmatraareprovided.
*2.1SettheACBATswitchattherearoftheinstrumenttoAC
foroperationonACmains.
CAUTION: Before inserting the mains plug into the wall
socket,check that the voltage selectoratthe rear ofthe
instrument shows 230V forusein India and115Vforuse
inUSAandCanada. Wrong setting can permanently
* refer Addendumon page 7
damage the instrument. The instrument is factory set
for 230V AC.
2.2PlugthemainscordintotheACwallsocket.
2.3SwitchtheinstrumentONbyturningtheknobmarked
VOLUME, ON/OFF clockwise,andincreasethevolumeby
a quarterturn.
2.4 Press the STOP (red)keyoncetoinitiallypreparethe
instrumentforoperation.
2.5Selectanytaalbypressingthecorrespondingtaalselection
key. Ifnotaalisinitiallyselected,TeenTaalwouldbe
automaticallyselectedbytheinstrument.
2.6 Press the START (black)keytocommencethetheka.The
thekawillalwayscommencefromthe first matraofthecycle
(theSAM).
2.7Adjustthepitchofthe right hand(dayan)byturningtheknob
marked PITCH.
2.8Adjusttherelativevolumesofthe right handand left hand
as desired,byturningtheknobmarked BALANCE. Turning
thisknobanticlockwiseincreasesthevolumeofthe left
handwhilereducingthevolumeofthe right handandvice
versa
2.9Adjusttheknobmarked TEMPO toobtainanydesiredspeed
withintheselectedrange.Thiscanbeadjustedwhenever
desired, evenwhilethethekaisbeingproduced.
2.10Thethekacanbestoppedatanyinstantbypressingthe
STOP key.
2.11Restartthesamethekawheneverrequiredbysimply
pressing the START key.(Thethekawillagaincommence
fromtheSAM).
2.12Tochangethetaal,stopthetheka first andthenpressthe
desired taalselectionkey. Press START keytostartthenew
theka.
2.13Selection'of Laya Ranges: Fourlayarangeshavebeen
provided- Ativilambit,vilambit,madhyalayaanddhrut.
When theinstrumentisinitiallyswitchedON,theDhrutlaya
is automaticallyselected. Laya rangecanbealteredby
pressing theINCorDECkeys. (Note:- Every time the laya
range istobechanged,the theka hastobe stopped).
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Pressing theINCkeyonce,raisesthelayarangetothenext
higher(faster)range.PressingtheDECkeyonce,lowers
thelayarangetothenextlower(slower)range.Pressing
thesekeystwiceorthricewillalterthelayabytwoorthree
rangesrespectively,eg.,itispossibletoalterthelayafrom
VilambittoDhrutbypressingtheINCkeytwice.However,
pressing theINCkeywillhavenoeffectoncetheinstrument
has reachedtheDhrutlayarange.Similarly,pressingthe
DEC keywillhavenoeffectoncetheinstrumenthas
reached theAtiVilambit(slowest)range.(Three "PIPs" are
producedinboththesecases.)
3.0OPERATIONONBATTERIES
The"Taalmala"canoperatefora limitedtimeoneight1.5V
drybatteries(size"C").(Areasonablygoodsetofbatteries
wouldlastforaboutonehourand thirty minutesata stretch
ata mediumlevelofvolume).Tooperateonbatteries,set
theswitchattherearoftheinstrumenttoBATandproceed
fromstep2.3above.
Cells canbereplacedbyopeningthebatterycompartment
doorattherearoftheinstrument.
4.0 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR "PT24"
ThePT-24modelof"Taalmala"isoperatedinthesame
mannerasthePT-13model.Thenewtaals(markedinred)
addedinthePT-24areselectedby first pressingtheredkey
markedALTfollowedbyanyofthe12taalselectionkeys.
Pressing theALTkeybeforepressinga taalkeyselectsthe
taalmarkedinredcolouragainsteachkey.
5.0PROGRAMMINGMODE
ThePT-24iscapableofbeingprogrammedbytheuserto
playanythekaofone'schoice,bypressinga sequenceof
keys marked with various'bols'.Theprogramming
sequence issimpleandallowsa maximumofthreenew
thekastobeprogrammed into theinstrumentatanygiven
time.Onceprogrammed,theprogrammedthekacanbe
playedbyselectingtheALTkeyandoneof3 keysmarked
GARBA, SOOL & TEVRA. Dependingonwhichofthese
keys wasusedatthetimeofprogramming,thenew
programmedthekawouldhavereplacedoneoftheabove
mentionedtaals.Theprogrammedthekawouldbeavailable
only till theinstrumentisON.Oncetheinstrumentis
switched OFF, theprogrammedthekaswouldbelost.When
theinstrumentisswitchedONagain,theoriginalthekason
thesekeyswouldberestored:
A total of24bolsareavailableforprogramminga theka
throughthekeyboard.
5.1PROGRAMMINGPROCEDURE
i)Switchtheinstrument"ON"andpressthe STOP key.
Ensure that theinstrumentisworkingsatisfactorilyby
selectinganyoftheexistingtaals. Press the STOP key.
ii) Press PGMkey.
iii) Press oneofthekeysmarked GARBA or SOOL or
TEVRA toidentifythekeyonwhichthenewprogrammed
thekawouldbeavailable.
iv)Ifanykeyotherthanoneoftheabove3 keysispressed,
theinstrumentwouldnotacceptthekeyandwouldexitfrom
theprogrammingmode.
v)Oninstrumentsprovided with thedigitaldisplay
(optional),thedisplayindicates"P"whenithasenteredthe
programmingmode.
vi)Now,placetheProgramOverlayCardsuppliedalong
with theinstrument,overthekeyboardtoidentifyeachkey
with a particularbol.
vii) Press thesequenceofkeyscorrespondingtothebols
markedagainsteachkey.Bolsmarkedinredareobtained
bypressingtheALTkeybeforepressingthe'bol'key.Ifthe
ALT keyisnotpressedbeforea bolkey,thebolsmarked
inblackareprogrammed.A silentmatracanalsobe
programmedbyselectingthekeymarked(,).
viii) Press the START keytoindicatetheendofthe
sequence ofbols.Theinstrumentwillnowgooutofthe
Programmingmodeandrevertbacktothenormalplaying
mode.
ix)Toplaytheprogrammedthekas,pressALTkeyandthe
keyonwhichthethekawasprogrammedinstep(iii)above.
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x) TEMPO andothersettingscanbechangedasdesired.
xi)In case anymorethekasaretobeprogrammed,repeat
theentireprocess from step(ii)above.Selectoneofthe
other3 keysinstep(iii)ifmorethanonethekaistobe
programmed into theinstrument without erasingthe
previouslyprogrammedtheka.
6.0HELPFUL HINTS
6.1Ifonpressingthe START key,thethekaisnotheard,press
STOP keyagainandrestart.
6.2If,duringoperation,thethekastopsduetosuddenpower
fluctuationortemporarylossofpower,press STOP keyand
thenrestart.
6.3Anyoperationofanyknobcanbeperformed without
stoppingthetheka.
6.4Operationofthetaalselectionkeysandthelayaselection
keys mustbeprecededbystoppingofthetheka,ifnot
alreadystopped.
6.5Itisrecommended that theconditionofthebatteriesis
checked onceintwoweekstoavoidleakageofchemicals
andconsequentdamagetotheinstrument.
6.6The"Taalmala"isa veryreliableandruggedinstrument.
Failure ofcomponentsisrare.Nodamagecanbedoneto
itbypressingthekeysinthewrongorder.Atthemost,the
desiredthekamaynotbeachieved.Correctusageof
controls will thenimmediatelyensurethedesiredeffect.
8.0WARRANTY
The"Taalmala"isguaranteedagainstmanufacturing
defectsfora periodofoneyear from thedateof sale.
Warrantyisvalidonlyif the seal ontheinstrumentisintact
andifthecompletelyfilled-incounterfoilofthewarrantycard
is receivedbythemanufacturer within 15daysof sale.
The "TAALMALA"is a maestro at your command. We wish
you many fruitful years of music with its accompaniment.
Note: Dueto continuous efforts at Improvement and further innovation, the
manufacturers reserve the right to make changesindesignand performance of
the instrument at their discretion.
ADDENDUM
On instrumentsprovided with a detachableACmains
cord, theinstrumentwouldoperateonbatteriesifthe
cordisdetached from thesocketattherearofthe
instrument.
7.0 SERVICING ANDREPAIRS
Normallynoperiodicservicingisrequired.Shouldany
problemarise,itisadvisabletocontactthedealoror
manufacturerforadviceandrepairs.Servicingbyuntrained
techniciansislikelytopermanentlydamagetheinstrument. Radel Electronics Pvt. Ltd.
147. 12th Cross, J.P.Nagar,2nd Phase
Sar-ga*xe 560078IndiaTel.: 6637438
Satos & Service- Tel.: [phone]