Z5 SERIES
DRUM SET
ASSEMBLY AND SET-UP GUIDE
1-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
Congratulations on your purchase of this Pacific Drum Kit. The following directions
are a step-by-step guide to get you playing your new drums as quickly as possible.
The only tool you need is the drum key that is supplied with your kit.
Additional tips and information can be found at www.pacificdrums.com
PACIFIC DRUMS & PERCUSSION 1 YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
This warranty protects the original retail purchaser only. If a covered product or component fails due to a manufacturing or material
defect, Pacific will repair or replace the product at no charge. To obtain warranty service, return the product to your authorized Pacific
Drums dealer along with your original proof of purchase. In the case that the dealer is unable to correct a warranty defect, the dealer
will then contact Pacific for further instructions and to obtain a Return Authorization (RA) number. No shipments will be accepted
without an RA number. Any and all shipping charges are the responsibility of the purchaser.
This warranty does not apply to 1) drums purchased from a source other than an authorized Pacific Drum dealer, 2) any owner other
than the original purchaser, 3) defects caused by neglect, moisture, extreme temperatures, handling, shipping or use under normal
playing conditions, 4) finishes, 5) alterations made after the product leaves the factory, 6) sticks and 7) drumheads. Pacific drums and
percussion shall not be liable for incidental, consequential or other damages that may arise as a result of or related to any defect or
failure of this product. This warranty gives you specific legal rights. You may also have other rights, which vary from state to state.
Component
drum shells
drum finishes
drum hardware
Length of Coverage
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1 year
A Drum key (1)
B Bass Drum Heads (2)
(One Clear Batter & One Black Logo
Resonant)
C Bass Drum Hoops (2)
D 16X22" Bass Drum Shell (1)
E Claw Hooks (16)
F Bass Drum Tension Rods
(16 + 2 spares)
G Metal Washers (48 + 4 spares)
H Lug Receivers (6 spares)
I Smaller Tension Rods For Toms
(32 +2 spares)
J Bass Drum Mounted Tom Arms (2)
K Floor Tom Drum Legs (3 Legs)
L 10" Tom Tom Drum Clear Heads (2)
M 5X14" Snare Drum (1 - Assembled)
N 8X10" Tom Tom (1 - Unassembled)
O 9X12" Tom Tom (1 - Unassembled)
P 12" Tom Tom Drum Clear Heads (2)
Q 14" Floor Tom Drum Clear Heads (2)
R 12X14" Floor Tom Drum
(1 - Unassembled)
S PDP Drum Sticks (2)
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1. Before removing anything from the box, place the box in a location where you will be able to remove
the contents of the boxes easily and safely.
2. Remove the top packet that holds the Drum Heads.
This packet contains:
* Two Bass Drum Heads (One Clear Batter & One Black Logo Resonant)
* Two 14” Floor Tom Drum Heads (Two Clear Batter)
* Two 12” Tom Drum Heads (Two Clear Batter)
* Two 10” Tom Drum Heads (Two Clear Batter)
3. On the side of the box you will find a rectangular box with type that reads: “Attention: this box contains
parts necessary for the assembly of the drums. Please keep it together with the drums.”
This box contains:
* One pair of PDP drum sticks
* Bass Drum mounted tom arms (qty 2)
* Bass Drum claw hooks
* Tension rods for the claw hooks
* + Spare PDP true pitch lug receiver nuts and washers
4. Place this box next to the box holding the Drum Heads for the time being.
5. Remove the extra cardboard that holds the 12” unassembled Tom Drum box.
6. Remove the 12” unassembled Tom Drum sitting inside the shell of the Bass Drum and place the drum
on a smooth and sturdy surface to prevent damage to your drum.
7. On the side of the Bass Drum shell you will find the box holding the 14” Snare Drum.
8. Remove the 14” Snare Drum from the box and place the drum on a smooth and sturdy surface to
prevent damage to your drum.
9. Remove all the excess packing around the Bass Drum shell to ensure easy removal.
10. Inside the Bass Drum shell you will find the 10” unassembled Tom Drum.
11. Remove the 10” unassembled tom drum and place the drum on a smooth and sturdy surface to
prevent damage to your drum.
12. Remove the extra cardboard inside the unassembled Floor Tom Drum and the Styrofoam inside the
Bass Drum shell to ensure easy removal.
13. You can now remove the 14” unassembled Floor Tom Drum. Place the drum on a smooth and sturdy
surface to prevent damage to your drum.
14. Remove the Bass Drum Hoop located on the top of the Bass Drum Shell and place it next to the
box holding the Drum Heads.
15. Remove the Bass Drum Shell and place the drum on a smooth and sturdy surface to prevent damage
to your drum.
16. At the bottom of the box, remove the last Bass Drum Hoop and place it next the box holding the
Drum Heads.
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Pacific Drums and Percussion. A division of Drum Workshop, Inc. C 2008 Drum Workshop, Inc.
Pacific Drums and Percussion is a registered trademark of Drum Workshop, Inc.
Additional tips and information can be found at www.pacificdrums.com
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Bass Drum Assembly
Bass Drum Assembly
10" and 12" Tom Toms
Step 1: Set the Bass Drum Shell on the side with the spurs (legs) towards
the top. Place the black “PDP” logo head over the shell. Center the logo
underneath the BDM (Bass Drum Mount Receiver) located on the top of
the bass drum.
Step 2: Place one of the bass drum hoops over the bass drum head.
Step 3: Slide 8 metal washers from the accessory box onto 8 longer
tension rods . Then slide the tension rod through 8 claw hooks .
Step 4: Position each claw hook over the bass drum hoop and thread
the tension rods into the lugs around the shell. Tighten by hand only.
(You will fully tighten and tune the drum later.)
Step 5: Turn the drum on its side (black head down) Place the clear batter
head over the shell .
Step 6: Repeat steps 2 through 4 for the batter head .
Step 7: By loosening the wing nut, angle the spurs (legs) so they face
slightly towards the front of the bass drum.
Step 8: Put the drum in its upright position.
Step 9: Loosen the spur legs with the drum key and lower the legs so
that the front of the bass drum is lifted about one inch off the ground.
Tighten the spurs.
Step 1: Insert the arms so that the wing screw on the arms face the
black logo head.
Step 2: As, you did with the bass drum place the 10" Tom Tom Drum
Head over the shell.
Step 3: Place one of the counter hoops over the Tom Drum Head.
Step 4: Slide 6 Metal Washers onto 6 Smaller Tension Rods.Then
slide the Smaller Tension Rod through each ear of the Tom Drum
counter hoop.
Step 5: Align the Smaller Tension Rods with the lugs and thread the
Tension Rods into the lugs around the shell. Tighten by hand only. (You
will fully tighten and tune the drum later.)
Step 6: Turn the drum over.
Step 7: Repeat steps 2 through 5 for the other side of the 10" Tom, and
for the 12" Tom Tom Drum, using the 12" counter hoops and the
12" Drum Heads.
Step 8: Using the drum key, loosen the memory locks on the Tom Arms
and slide them away from the end of the arms. Later, once you’ve mounted
and positioned the 10" + 12" Toms, you can use the memory locks to
hold the prefered position of the Toms above the Bass Drum.
Bass Drum Assembly
10" and 12" Tom Toms
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Bass Drum Assembly
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NOTE: Don’t worry about the precise placement
of the drums at this point. You will arrange them
all later.
NOTE: For convenience, you may now want to tune
your bass drum before attaching the tom and pedal.
Please refer to page 4 for tuning guidelines.
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Snare Stand
Basket
Knob for Size Adjustment
Bass Drum Pedal
Cymbal Stand
Beater
Snare Drum Stand
Step 1: The stand comes in two sections – the tripod base and the upper
snare basket.
Step 2: Spread open the legs of the tripod base and tighten the lower wing
screw.
Step 3: Slide the snare basket into the tube of the tripod base section and
tighten the upper wing screw to hold the snare basket in place.
Step 4: Loosen the wing screw beneath the snare basket and tip the basket
up. Pull open the basket arms. To further open or close the arms, use the
knob located at the base of the basket.
Step 5: Place the snare drum into the open basket. Tighten the knob under
the basket to make the arms snug around the snare drum.
Cymbal Stand
Bass Pedal
Step 1: Open the legs on the tripod section of the cymbal stand and
tighten the wing screw.
Step 2: Slide the upper tube of the cymbal stand into the base section
and tighten that wing screw.
Step 3: Place your cymbal on the top (tilter section) of the stand. Be sure
to use a felt washer above and below the cymbal. Hand-tighten the wing
nut on top of the tilter (Cymbals Sold Separately).
Step 1: Remove the bubble wrap from the radius rod and footboard of
the bass drum pedal and insert the radius rod into the holes at the bottom
of the pedal’s base.
Step 2: Attach the pedal to the bottom of the bass drum hoop on the
clear batter head side. Turn the wing screw located underneath the
footboard to clamp the pedal to the bottom center of the bass drum hoop.
Step 3: Use the drum key to loosen the key screw on the beater hub at
the very top of the pedal. Slide the beater ball rod into the beater hub so
that the ball will strike the bass drum head about one inch higher than
the center. Position either the felt or the rounded plastic side towards the
head depending on your preference. Use the drum key tighten and to lock ball rod in place.
Step 9: Place the bottom hi-hat cymbal on the cymbal seat located at the
top of the upper tube so that the upper rod comes through the mounting
hole in the cymbal and the bell rests on the cymbal seat felt.
(Cymbals Sold Separately)
Step 10: Unthread the two knurled nuts at the bottom of the clutch. Place
the upper hi-hat cymbal between the two felts so that the bell of the upper
cymbal is pointing towards the top of the clutch. Replace the two knurled
nuts and tighten by hand. The lower of the two knurled nuts ‘locks’ the
upper knurled nut in place by turning it tightly against the upper knurled nut.
Step 11: Place the clutch/cymbal assembly over the upper rod so that the top
cymbal rests on top of the bottom cymbal. Depress the pedal and, when the
desired space between the cymbals is achieved, tighten the wing screw on
the clutch.
Beater Hub
Hi-Hat Cymbal Set-Up
Upper Cymbal
Lower Cymbal
Clutch
Upper Felt
Clutch Nut
Lower Felt
Wing Nut
10" and 12" Tom Toms
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Step 1: Remove the plastic wrapping around the Hi-Hat footboard.
Step 2: Fold out the footboard radius rod assembly and insert the radius
rod into the two holes in the base casting so that the heel plate sits flush
with the floor.
Step 3: Loosen the wing screw on the leg assembly clamp.
Step 4: Pull the legs out and away from the center tube and place the base
section on the floor. Tighten the wing screw.
Step 5: Remove the clutch from the upper rod by loosening the wing
screw and sliding the clutch off the rod.
Step 6: Insert the threaded end of the upper rod into the receiver at the top
of the lower rod (inside the base section).
Step 7: Screw the two rod sections together by rotating the upper section
clockwise until tight.
Step 8: Insert the upper tube into the lower tube so that the cymbal seat's
angle adjustment knob sits towards the back of the stand (about 180 degrees
from the location of the footboard). Tighten the wing nut at the top of the
lower tube to secure the upper tube in place.
Hi-Hat Stand
14" Floor Tom Assembly
14" Floor Tom Assembly
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Step 9: Loosen the wing screw on the bracket of the 10" Tom Tom, and
slide the right tom arm on the left (from a right-handed drummer’s
perspective behind the kit - reverse if you play left - handed). Tighten the
wing screw on the tom bracket.
Step 10: Loosen the wing screw on the bracket of the 12" Tom Tom.
Position the tom on the Bass Drum Mounted Tom Arms (reverse if you play
left-handed). Tighten the wing screw on the tom bracket.
14" Floor Tom Assembly
Step 1: The 14” tom is not assembled. Place the batter head on
the drum as you did with the small toms. Place the counterhoop
over the head and thread the Smaller Tension Rods in just like
the smaller tom. Make sure all the tension rods and washers are
correctly inserted in the lug receivers, and finger-tighten all
tension rods. Repeat the head, counterhoop and tension rod
installation for the bottom (resonant) head. You will fully tighten
and tune this drum later.
Step 2: Place the drum on the floor upside-down, with the three
receivers that are on the side of the shell toward the top. Loosen
the wing screws on the three receivers.
Step 3: Insert the end of one floor tom leg into the receiver, with
the foot up in the air. Allow approximately 4-5 inches of the rod
to come through the receiver. Rotate the leg so the foot is facing
away from the drum (when turned over, the feet will be facing out,
not tucked under the shell). Tighten the wing screw. Repeat
for the other two floor tom legs, and turn the drum over so it is
standing on the legs.
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Lower Section Hi-Hat Set-Up
Radius Rod
Wing Screw
Hi-Hat Stand
Wing
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Cymbals*: Place your cymbals on the top (tilter section) of the stands. Be sure to
use a felt washer above and below each cymbal. Hand tighten the wing nut on top
of each tilter.
Adjustments: Position the Snare, Cymbal and Hi-Hat Stands behind the Bass
Drum. Sit at your drum kit and adjust the heights and angles of all your drums
and cymbals to a comfortable playing position. Adjust tuning as necessary.
Have Fun!: Play by yourself, play with records or start a band. Ask your local
authorized PDP dealer about available add-on drums, hardware, accessories,
books, videos and lessons.
* Cymbals sold separately
Final Adjustments
Tuning The Snare Drum
Tuning The Snare Drum
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There is a standard “criss-cross” pattern with which you
should ALWAYS tune a drum. Use this criss-cross sequence for each
drum you tune. The following suggestions begin with the drums
completely assembled and tension rods finger tight.
Step 1: Start with the snare drum. Take your drum key and place it
over the tension rod at position 1. Give the key two clockwise turns.
Step 2: Repeat at position 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8
Step 3: Return to position 1 and turn the key one quarter turn and tap the
drum with your finger about two inches in front of the tension rod.
Using the criss-cross method continue tightening each tension rod while
tapping the drum to make sure it sounds like the previous position.
Continue this process around the drum.
Step 4: When each position is the same pitch, you are ready to start
tuning the bottom (resonant) head.
Step 5: Follow the same procedure and pattern for the bottom (resonant)
head. It is the best to tune the resonant head slighty higher than the batter
head for the snare and bass drums and slightly lower pitch for your tom
toms.
Step 6: Use this same procedure for each drum, including the bass.
drum and tom-toms.
Tuning Your Pacific Drums
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OPTIONAL HARDWARE
900 HARDWARE HEAVY-DUTY
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4. 5. 6. 7.
8.
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800 HARDWARE MEDIUM-DUTY
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1. 2. 6.
3. 4. 5.
700 HARDWARE LIGHTWEIGHT
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1. TS900 Double Tom Stand
2. CB900 Straight/Boom Cymbal
Stand
3. SS900 Snare Stand
4. C900 Straight Cymbal Stand
5. HH900 3-Leg Hi-Hat
6. HH920 Rotating 2-Leg Hi-Hat
7. DT900Z White Sparkle/Zebra
Throne
8. DT900S Black Sparkle Throne
1. CB800 Straight/Boom Cymbal Stand
2. CS800 Straight Cymbal Stand
3. DT820X Tractor Throne
4. HH800-01 3-Leg Hi-Hat
5. SS800 Snare Stand
6. HH820 2-Leg Hi-Hat
7. DT800-04 Standard Throne
1. HH700 3-Leg Hi-Hat
2. CB700 Straight/Boom Cymbal Stand
3. SS700 Snare Stand
4. CS700 Straight Cymbal Stand
5. DT700 Throne
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