Pedal operation
Press the pedals 1 and 2 for Bass drum and Open/Close Hi-hat
Hi-hat function – Without Pedal plugged in – OPEN Hi-Hat
Hi-hat function – With pedal pressed – CLOSED Hi-hat
Hi-hat function – With pedal not pressed – OPEN Hi-hat
Demo songs
Press the DEMO button repeatedly to select the demo song required. There are 12 different demo songs to choose from.
The default setting at power up is Demo song 1.
Rhythm selection
Press the RHY button repeatedly to select the rhythm required. There are 9 different rhythms to choose from. The default
setting at power up is Rhythm 1.
Tempo control
The T+ and T- buttons can be pressed to adjust the playback tempo of the rhythms and demo songs. There are 16
Tempo settings available and the default setting at power up is setting 9.
Recording and Playback
Press the REC button to enter the recording mode; the REC LED will light green. Play the drums normally and up to 336
beats will be recorded. Press the PLAY button at any time to play back the recorded beats. The recorded beats cannot
be deleted except by switching off the power but can be overwritten by pressing the REC button again. The playback of
the recorded beats is not affected by the tempo setting.
Switching the unit off
Slide the on/off switch at the rear of the drum kit to the right to switch off. The power indicator LED will go out.
8. Playing along to your iPhone, iPod, MP3 player etc.
You can listen to the sound of a connected external audio device such as an iPhone, iPod or MP3 player through your
drum kit. Connect one end of the 3.5 mm jack cable supplied to the AUX input socket (labelled MP3) located at the rear
of the drum kit, and the other end to your audio equipment (iPhone, iPod, MP3, PC, CD player, etc.). This feature is great
for practice and allows you to play along to a favourite music track.
NOTE:
Use the volume control of the connected device to adjust the playback volume of the music track. The music
volume cannot be adjusted by the VOL- and VOL+ keys of the drum kit.
9. Connecting headphones or external speakers
Headphone, Earphones or external amplified speakers can be connected to the Headphone socket on the rear of the
drum kit; this is great for private practice.
WARNING !: The headphone output can be very loud. When using headphones please lower the
volume to minimum before striking the drum pads and then adjust to a suitable level.
10. Power Saving
The drum kit has a power save function that will be activated after a period of 1 minute. In power save mode the drum kit
keys will not respond to presses; strike any drum pad to wake up the drum kit and continue playing.
11. MIDI operation
The drum kit can be connected to a personal computer, either Windows or MAC using the USB cable supplied. The drum
kit is supplied with a CD containing demonstration MIDI drum software for Windows only.
The drum kit hardware is however compatible with both Windows and MAC and can be used with software such as
Sonar, Cubase, Nuendo and Ezdrummer.
To install the software:
Insert the Demo CD into the computer CD drive – Using Windows file explorer - Browse to the CD drive - Open the folder
‘USB MIDI DRUM KIT’ – Run the software installer ‘USBDrum’.
NOTE:
Software can be downloaded from
www.rockjammusic.com
