Head Adjustment - Roland KD-120 Owner's Manual

Head Adjustment

The head tension of the KD-120 can be adjusted.
Adjusting the Head Tension
When adjusting, use the included drum key or the drum key for your acoustic drums.
In general, a tension that produces a strike response approximately the same as an
acoustic bass drum will be appropriate.
* Head tension that is too loose may not only cause incorrect operation, but may even damage the
sensor.
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1.
Check the current tension of the head.
2.
Remove the kick pedal from the KD-120.
3.
Adjust bolt 'a' in the above diagram. Rotate it clockwise to tighten the head tension, or
slightly counterclockwise to loosen the tension.
* Fully tightening a tuning bolt at only a single location produces uneven tensioning, which may
make it impossible to obtain the proper strike sensitivity and may even result in incorrect
operation. Be sure to tighten each tuning bolt a little at a time, as described in the above
explanation.
4.
Adjust bolt 'b' so that the tension is the same as the tension of 'a'.
5.
Next adjust 'c' and 'd', and 'e' and 'f' in the same way.
6.
Make sure that the head tension is even, and repeat steps 5 and 6 if you wish to make
further adjustments.
* On the KD-120, 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. To adjust the pitch, edit the sound
parameters of the TD-20 or TD-12. For details refer to the respective owner's manual.
* The head tension will change as the instrument is used, so you should readjust when necessary.
7.
Mount the kick pedal on the KD-120.
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