Radel Saarang Ranjani +5 User manual

RADEL SAARANG RANJANI +5
DIGITAL TANPURA
Operation Manual
Please read this manual carefully to familiarize yourself with the Operation of this
instrument before switching it on.
INTRODUCTION
Congratulations! You are the proud owner of a Radel quality product - the Ranjani
+5 digital tanpura. Radel products are renowned for their excellent tonal quality
as well as their reliability. The latest state-of- the-art technology is used in the
design as well as manufacture of the products. Being the inventor of these
products and pioneer in the field of electronic musical instruments for Indian
music, Radel keeps on improving the existing models and introducing new
products. Radel is an ISO 9001:2008 company.
Radel is the new landmark in South Bangalore; a landmark signifying innovation,
quality and total commitment to the customer.
Aerospace quality in Radel products: Radel musical instruments are of the quality of
high-precision defence equipment. Our sister concern, Radel Advanced
Technology designs and manufactures products for the defence and aerospace
sectors. It is one of the very few companies in the country with the coveted quality
certification from the Ministry of Defence . It has gained the reputation of being a
quality design and manufacturing facility, and has supplied sophisticated
equipment being used by the defence forces of the country.
By using a Radel product, the musician is therefore assured of the highest
quality.
Hence, the name Radel assures you of excellent quality, and, although you may
never need it, dedicated after-sales service.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Ranjani +5 digital tanpura is a sophisticated musical instrument for providing
sruti (sur) accompaniment to performers of music. It incorporates the latest state-
of-the-art technology, with natural tambura / tanpura sound.
It can be tuned to any pitch over a range of more than one octave thus enabling it
to be used by men or women as well as instrumentalists. It has perfect tuning of 4
notes. An additional tunable 5th string is also provided . It is housed in an
attractive, unbreakable, light weight (Size : 230mmX135mmX190mm; weight;

approx.1 kg) and safe ABS plastic cabinet. It can be directly operated on any
voltage from 90V -260V AC or on a set of batteries (uses six AA size batteries of
1.5V each). It automatically switches over to batteries (DC) on failure of mains
power (AC). A line-out socket and speaker/headphone socket of (1/8" each) are
provided.
CAUTION:
1.Provide a gap of at least 10 seconds between switching OFF and ON the
product.
2.Avoid using the product close to other electronic equipment such as mobile /
cordless phones,
pagers etc.
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS: Insert the mains cord provided, into the socket at
the rear of the instrument. Plug the mains cord into a standard wall power outlet.
Switch ON the product by pressing the power button. Note: It has SMPS facility
due to which it can be operated directly on any voltage from 90V-260V AC.
VOLUME(VOL): To adjust the volume press ▲or ▼button either step by step or
continuously.
PITCH SELECTION: Press the ▲or ▼button (PITCH) to change the pitch to any
standard setting in steps of half-notes such as C, C#(shown as C.) etc. Please
refer to the pitch reference chart at the bottom of the product for pitch references
in the Indian systems. The display will show the selected pitch.
FINE TUNING: For fine tuning close to a standard pitch setting, press MODE key
once. The display will now start blinking to confirm that the product is in fine
tuning mode. Now press ▲or ▼button to either increase or decrease the pitch in
micro-steps.
TEMPO SETTING: Pressing MODE button twice from the NORMAL mode (or
once from the fine tuning mode) puts the product in the tempo setting mode. The
display now indicates 't'. Press the ▲or ▼button repeatedly to increase or
decrease the plucking tempo (speed).
TONE: To get bass/treble sound, 'TONE' adjustment is provided. Tone can be
altered by pressing the ▲and ▼button step by step or continuously.
PLUCK STYLES: Two pluck styles are provided in the instrument. One style has
a pause after the PA note and constitutes a cycle of six counts. This style is
popular among the South Indian musicians. The other style does not have the
pause after PA and this style is popular among the North Indian musicians. To

change the style to the alternate one, press ▲and ▼buttons simultaneously
(together). Carnatic style will be shown as ‘c’ on the display and Hindustani style
will be shown as ‘h’ for few seconds.
1.PA-SA.SA.SA
2.PA.SA.SA.SA
PANCHAM, MADHYAM OR NISHAD SELECTIONS: Press the PA button
repeatedly to change the panchamam note to MA or NI or OFF. A lamp/LED
indicates PA/MA/NI selection.
AUTO SAVE DUAL MEMORY(ASDM): The current selections / settings like pitch,
tempo, pluck style, etc. are automatically saved into memory about 10 seconds
after the last button-press. If there is an interruption in AC mains power or if the
instrument is switched off, then on switching on the instrument again, these
settings will automatically be restored. Thus, the user need not worry about losing
the selected pitch and other settings, etc. In addition, another set of pitch, tempo
etc can be saved by the user by pressing STORE (▲)and MEMORY (PA) buttons
simultaneously. For recalling this set of selections, press RECALL(▼) and
MEMORY (PA) buttons simultaneously.
ADDITIONAL 5TH NOTE / STRING: The Ranjani +5 can be used as either a 4-
string or a 5-string tambura/tanpura. To switch on the 5th note/string, press the
ON/OFF button of ‘5th STRING'. A LED will glow to indicate that ‘5th STRING’ is
ON. User can tune the 5th string/note, as desired, by by pressing ▲or ▼button.
User can position the 5th note either before or after the pancham by pressing
both the ▲and ▼buttons of pitch simultaneously (together) while the 5th
note/string is on.
For eg. to get GA.PA.SA.SA.SA in raga Hamsadhwani, switch on the 5th
note/string, tune it to GA, by pressing ▲or ▼button, then press both the ▲and
▼buttons of PITCH simultaneously (together). To get PA.NI.SA. SA.SA, tune the
5th note to NI then press both the ▲and ▼buttons of PITCH simultaneously
(together). User can get other combinations too, like MA.DHA.SA.SA.SA for
Bageshree by first selecting 'MA' through 'PA/MA/NI' selection switch and then
tuning the 5th note to DHA.
USAGE ON BATTERIES: Ranjani +5 operates on six 'AA’ size batteries. It
automatically switches - over to batteries (DC) on failure of mains power (AC).
Note: The product is provided with the following items free of cost.
1. Power cord 2. Carry case 3.Instruction Manual