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Owner's Manual
Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Roland
Acoustic Drum Trigger.
Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled:
"USING THE UNIT SAFELY" and "IMPORTANT NOTES" (p. 2;
p. 3). These sections provide important information concerning
the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel
assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature
provided by your new unit, Owner's manual should be read in
its entirety. The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a
convenient reference.
Copyright © 2003 ROLAND CORPORATION
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be repro-
duced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND
CORPORATION.
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Summary of Contents for Roland RT-5S
- Page 1 Owner’s Manual Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Roland Acoustic Drum Trigger. Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (p. 2; p. 3). These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit.
- Page 2 (except when this manual provides specific instructions directing you to do so). Refer all servicing to your retailer, the nearest Roland Service Center, or an authorized Roland distributor, as listed on the “Information” page. • Never use or store the unit in places that are: •...
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Page 3: Important Notes
• To avoid malfunction, never allow the sensor on the RT-7K or RT-5S to stand for a long time with diagonal force or severe deformation applied to it. • The output of the acoustic drum trigger is affected... -
Page 4: Getting Started
• Rugged die-cast structure that won't break if accidentally hit by a drum stick • Use of V-Drums sensor technology (RT-7K, RT-5S) • Capable of individual triggering for the head and rim (RT-5S) • Connects directly to V-Drums sound modules, Trigger MIDI Converter (TMC-6), Rhythm... -
Page 5: Installing And Connecting
Installing and Connecting When making connections to other equipment, to prevent malfunction or damage to speakers or other devices, be sure lower the volume all the way before you switch on the power. ■ For the RT-7K Kick Trigger 1. Affix the two hoop guards included with the product to both sides of the hoop for the kick drum. - Page 6 When RT-5S is used, Brush play is impossible. 1. Use a tuning key to loosen the sensor bolt for the RT-5S. 2. Mount the RT-5S on the hoop of the snare drum and turn the mounting screw to secure in place.
- Page 7 The rim signals will not be output if a monaural cable is used. 5. Turn the RIM level knob on the RT-5S clockwise to adjust the output level for rim signals. If the rim-shot sound comes out when you hard-hit the head, please lower the rim level.
- Page 8 Eliminating the floating of the ring mute When you install RT-5S or RT-3T on a snare or a tom with a ring mute, the ring mute may float from the surface of the drum head due to the mounting hook pressing down on the edge of the ring.
- Page 9 If setting the trigger parameters for the sound modules doesn't give the desired response, try changing the location of the drum trigger and the mounting method, and refer to the following points and make adjustments.
- Page 10 Parameter TYPE BASIC Sensitivity Threshold Curve ADVNCD ScanTime RetrigCancel MaskTime Crosstalk TD-8 Parameter TYPE BASIC SENSITIVITY THRESHOLD CURVE RIM SENS RT-5S RT-3T RT-5S RT-3T — RT-7K RT-5S 12A (*) Linear Linear PadMount PadMount RT-7K RT-5S RT-3T Linear Linear LOG1 RT-7K...
- Page 11 Scan Time RetrigCancel Mask Time XtalkCancel Rim Sens Rim Gain * If you want to play the rim shot sound, set the InputMode to HD&RM. Setting Trigger Parameters for Sound Modules RT-7K RT-5S RT-7K RT-5S AcDrTrig PD120 LINEAR LINEAR 2.0ms 2.0ms...
- Page 12 (Sensitivity) (Velocity Curve) (Scan Time) (Retrigger Cancel) (Crosstalk Cancel) (Mask Time) (Rim Sensitivity) * If you want to play the rim shot sound, set the Input Mode to H-r. RT-7K RT-5S RT-3T RT-7K RT-5S RT-5S TRIGx2 HD/RM PD-120 Linear 12ms...
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