Yamaha DTX400K Owner's Manual page 17

Step 13 is only required for the DTX430K and DTX450K. Owners of the DTX400K should skip to
Step 13
Assembling the kick pad
1.
Take the kick pad (!3 ) from the pack-
age, remove the four wing bolts, spring
washers, and flat washers from the
kick pad holder, and arrange each set
nearby in the disassembled condition.
2.
Assemble the base to the holder as shown below, and
then from the base side, assemble the wing bolts, spring
washers, and flat washers removed in
secure it in place.
Wing bolt
!3
Kick pad
Base
3.
Take the foot pedal (!5 ) from the package and insert the
beater into the hole in the holder as shown below.
4.
Slide the beater rod into the hole until the tip protrudes
approximately 15 mm from the rear, and then tighten
the beater bolt using the tuning key.
Beater
Holder
Connecting
rod
!5
Connecting rod
Step 14
Positioning the hi-hat controller and kick drum
!4
!5
DTX400K
1.
in order to
Spring washer
Flat washer
Kick pad
Tuning key
Beater bolt
Kick drum parts
!4
DTX430K/DTX450K
5.
Turn the foot pedal's T-bolt counter-clockwise to loosen
it.
6.
Fit the raised section at the front of the kick pad holder
into the foot-pedal's assembly bracket.
7.
Turn the foot pedal's T-bolt clockwise to secure the
parts together.
8.
Operate the pedal and confirm whether the beater head
strikes the kick pad near the center. If not, adjust the
length of the beater or move it left or right as required.
Assembly bracket Raised section
Beater head
Arrange the hi-hat controller (!4 ) and the kick drum parts or
kick unit (!5 ) as shown in the figure on the left.
IMPORTANT
The hi-hat controller (!4 ) and the kick unit (!5 ) from the
DTX400K are almost identical in appearance. They can be
told apart by the sticker on the base section.
DTX400K/DTX430K/DTX450K
Assembly Guide
Step 14 .
T-bolt
T-bolt
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