thomann Millenium MPS-500 User manual

MPS-500
e-drum set
assembly instructions

Musikhaus Thomann e.K.
Treppendorf 30
96138 Burgebrach
Germany
Telephone: [phone]
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.thomann.de
22.08.2012

Table of contents
1 Safety instructions.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
2 Contents of package....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
3 Assembly.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
4 Protecting the environment.................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
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1 Safety instructions
DANGER!
Danger for children
Ensure that plastic bags, packaging, etc. are disposed of properly and are not within reach of babies and young children.
Choking hazard!
Ensure that children do not detach any small parts (e.g. knobs or the like) from the unit. They could swallow the pieces and
choke!
Never let children unattended use electrical devices.
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2 Contents of package
Before you assemble your kit, make sure the contents of package is complete according to the following list.
Millenium MPS-500 e-drum set
nMillenium MPS-500 e-drum module
nPads:
1 × 8" snare / stereo
3 × 8" tom / mono
1 × 8" kick
1 × 8" hi-hat
1 × 12" crash with choke function
1 × 12" ride
nOptical hi-hat controller
nDrum pedal
nRack with pad brackets
nComplete pad wiring
nMains adapter
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3 Assembly
Assembling the rack
CAUTION!
Danger of cuts on hands and fingers
When plugging the connections, take care for sharp edges on the metal pipes, screws etc.
Loosen the screws of each terminal before inserting the pipes. Mount the various elements in the specified sequence. The posi‐
tions of the pads, cymbals, etc. are shown in the illustration below.
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1. Connect the pipe (2) to the upper terminal of pipe (1).
2. Roughly align the height of the terminal on pipe (3) according to the height of their counter-terminal on pipe (1) vor. Con‐
nect pipe (2) to the upper terminal of pipe (3) and tighten the screws of the terminals with the drum key evenly hand-tight.
3. Connect the side arms (5) and (6) to the terminals of the pipes (4) and (7) and tighten the screws of the terminals with the
drum key evenly hand-tight.
4. Connect the left side arm (pre-mounted pipes 4 and 5) to the middle terminal of pipe (1) and tighten the screws of the
terminals with the drum key evenly hand-tight.
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5. Connect the right side arm (pre-mounted pipes 6 and 7) to the lower terminal of pipe (3) and tighten the screws of the
terminals with the drum key evenly hand-tight.
6. Connect the short side arm (8) to the lower terminal of pipe (1) and tighten the screws of the terminals with the drum key
evenly hand-tight.
7. Position the rack horizontally and vertically to suit your needs and tighten all terminal screws with the drum key firmly and
evenly.
Mounting pads on the rack
1. Attach the supplied L-pieces to the pads. First, tighten the wing nuts on the pads hand-tight.
2. Then slide the plastic ends of the L-pieces up to the stop into the designated terminals on the rack.
3. Align the pads on the rack to meet your needs, then tighten the wing nuts of the pad brackets and the bolts of the pad
terminals on the rack evenly.
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Mounting cymbals on the rack
1. Put the three cymbal holders as shown into the designated terminals on the rack.
2. Tighten the screws of the terminals firmly and evenly.
3. Unscrew the wing nuts (9) from the cymbal holders and take the felt washers (10) off the holders.
4. Place the four cymbals as shown in the figure on the holders
5. Then place the felt washers (10) on the cymbals and fix the cymbals with the associated wing nuts (9) on the holders.
Make sure that the connector block on the underside of the cymbals is not stuck to the cylinder bolt of the counter-holder.
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Mounting the drum module on the rack
1. Put the drum module up to the stop into the empty terminal of the left side arm.
2. Align the module and tighten the wing nut of the terminal.
Mounting the bass pedal
1. Snap the two metal rods into the holes provided on the frame of the pedal.
2. Place the beater into the hole provided on the rotary head of the kick drum pedal and tighten the clamp with the drum key
firmly.
Bass drum and hi-hat
1. Position the bass drum pad centred under the rack. Position the bass drum pedal centred in front of the pad.
2. Place the hi-hat pedal to the left of the bass drum pedal.
Setting up and wiring
Set up the rack, the pads and the cymbals according to your needs. As a final step, all triggers need to be wired to the drum
module. Note the labelling on the drum module and the colour markings of each cable.
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