WARRANTY
The
"Taalmala" Electronic Tabla
is
guaranteed against
defects arising
out of
faulty
or
defective materials
or
workmanship
for a
period
of ONE
YEAR
from
the
date
of purchase.
In
case
of a
defect developing within
the
period
of
warranty
RADEL
ELECTRONICS
(P) LTD.,
will
undertake
to
repair
the
instrument free
of
charge,
provided
the
instrument
is
returned
to the
manufacturer,
freight prepaid
with
adequate packing.
This
guarantee
is
void
in
case
of any of the
following
:
1.
The
instrument
is
damaged
by
physical abuse, improper
handling,
reckless
use or
negligence
of the
user;
2. Any
repairs
or
modifications
are
attempted
on the
instrument
by
unauthorised persons;
3.
The
Warranty
Seal
on the
rear cover
of the
instrument
is
removed
or
tampered with;
4.
The
Serial
No. of the
instrument
is
deleted, defaced
or altered;
5.
The
counterfoil
of
this Warranty Card
with
all
entries
legibly made
is not
received
by
RADEL
ELECTRONICS
(P) LTD.,
within
15
days
of
purchase.
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INSTRUCTION
MANUAL
se
read
this
manual
carefully
to
familiarise
yourself
with
B
operation
of
this
instrument
before
switching
it on.
™
Radel
Electronics
Pvt. Ltd.
^™
147, 12th
Cross,
J P.
Nagar,
2nd
Phase
w
Bangalore
560 078
India
Tel. :
6637438
Sales & Service
- Tel. :
6647991
GENERAL
INFORMATION
The "Taalmala" Electronic Tabla is a sophisticated musical
instrument.
It produces the actual sound of a tabla. It can
play, by
itself,
the thekas for all the commonly used taals of
Hindustani classical music. It is
fully
solid-state and
incorporates the latest technology using microprocessors.
It can be used on AC mains as well as on batteries.
The "Taalmala" is available in two models, viz., PT-13 and
PT-24.
The PT-13 is capable of playing 13 taals whereas
the PT-24 produces 24 taals and is also capable of being
programmed by the user.
The "Taalmala" can be tuned to any desired pitch over a
range of one octave. Facility has been provided for selecting
four
laya ranges - Ati vilambit, vilambit, madhya laya and
dhrut.
Within each range, the speed can be gradually
changed
by the
turn
of a knob. A Balance control is provided
for adjusting the relative loudness of the
right
hand (dayan)
and
left
hand (bayan), as desired.
A
SPEAKER
socket has been provided for connecting an
external loudspeaker. Use of an external loudspeaker of
good quality, mounted in a well designed speaker enclosure
of
size
atleast 20 litres, would result in an improved
reproduction of the bayan. A LINE OUT Socket has also
been
provided for connection to an external amplifier and
speaker
system, if required. A
"LEHERA
IN" socket is
provided to connect the "Taalmala" to a
"SUNADAMALA"
electronic lehera
instrument
so
that
a synchronised lehera
with
tabla accompaniment can be produced using
both
the
instruments. (Refer to the operation manual of the
"Sunadamala"
for details.)
The following taals can be produced by the "Taalmala". The
corresponding abbreviations used on the keyboard are also
indicated below:
KEY
ABBREVN.
PT-13 &
PT-24
PT-24
(with
ALT key)
TEEN
TEEN
PUNJABI
RUPAK
RUPAK
JAI (13)
DADRA
DADRA
MATTA(9)
EK
EK
RUDRA
(11)
1
KEY
ABBREVN.
PT-13 &
PT-24
PT-24
(with
ALT key)
DEEPCH
DEEPCHANDI
CHACHAR
JHAP
JHAP
SURPHAKTA
JHOOMRA
JHOOMRA
THEVRA
ADA
ADACHAUTAL
CHAU
TILWADA
TILWADA
ADDHA
KEHER
KEHERWA
DHUMALI
DHAMAR
DHAMAR
SOOL
BHAJAN
BHAJAN
GARBA
CHAU
CHAUTAAL
The
selection of any of the above is achieved through a
keyboard.
The taal selection keys are grouped together by
a
black band on the top of the instrument to help identify
them easily. The other keys on the keyboard are the
following:
STOP
: To stop the theka
START
: To commence the theka
INC
: To increase the laya range to a faster range
DEC
: To decrease the laya range to a slower range
The
PT-24 has the following additional keys:
ALT
: To select the alternate taal on the same key.
PGM
: To program a new theka.
2.0 OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS
(Both
Models)
NOTE:
One of the new features of the "Taalmala" is the
production of a PIP' when any key is pressed. If an
unacceptable
Key is pressed, three
PIPs'
are produced to
indicate an emx. Two
LEDs,
one to indicate the
first
matra
and
the other to indicate each matra are provided.
* 2.1 Set the AC BAT switch at the rear of the instrument to AC
for operation on AC mains.
CAUTION:
Before
inserting
the
mains
plug
into
the
wall
socket, check
that
the
voltage
selector at the
rear
of the
instrument
shows
230V
for use in
India
and 115V for use
in USA and Canada.
Wrong
setting
can
permanently
*
refer
Addendum on
page
7
damage
the
instrument.
The
instrument
is
factory
set
for
230V
AC.
2.2 Plug the mains cord into the AC wall socket.
2.3 Switch the instrument ON by turning the knob marked
VOLUME,
ON/OFF
clockwise, and increase the volume by
a
quarter turn.
2.4
Press
the
STOP
(red) key once to initially prepare the
instrument for operation.
2.5 Select any taal by pressing the corresponding taal selection
key.
If no taal is initially selected, Teen Taal would be
automatically selected by the instrument.
2.6
Press
the
START
(black) key to commence the theka. The
theka will always commence from the
first
matra of the cycle
(the SAM).
2.7 Adjust the pitch of the
right
hand (dayan) by turning the knob
marked
PITCH.
2.8 Adjust the relative volumes of the
right
hand and
left
hand
as
desired, by turning the knob marked
BALANCE.
Turning
this knob anticlockwise increases the volume of the
left
hand while reducing the volume of the
right
hand and vice
versa
2.9 Adjust the knob marked
TEMPO
to obtain any desired speed
within the selected range. This can be adjusted whenever
desired,
even while the theka is being produced.
2.10 The theka can be stopped at any instant by pressing the
STOP
key.
2.11 Restart the same theka whenever required by simply
pressing
the
START
key. (The theka will again commence
from the SAM).
2.12 To change the taal, stop the theka
first
and then press the
desired
taal selection key.
Press
START
key to start the new
theka.
2.13 Selection'of
Laya
Ranges:
Four laya ranges have been
provided - Ati vilambit, vilambit, madhya laya and dhrut.
When
the instrument is initially switched ON, the Dhrut laya
is
automatically selected.
Laya
range can be altered by
pressing
the INC or DEC keys.
(Note:-
Every
time
the
laya
range
is to be changed, the
theka
has to be
stopped).
3
Pressing
the INC key once, raises the laya range to the next
higher (faster) range. Pressing the DEC key once, lowers
the laya range to the next lower (slower) range. Pressing
these keys twice or thrice will alter the laya by two or three
ranges respectively, eg., it is possible to alter the laya from
Vilambit to Dhrut by pressing the INC key twice. However,
pressing
the INC key will have no effect once the instrument
has
reached the Dhrut laya range. Similarly, pressing the
DEC
key will have no effect once the instrument has
reached
the Ati Vilambit (slowest) range. (Three
"PIPs"
are
produced in both these cases.)
3.0 OPERATION ON BATTERIES
The "Taalmala" can operate for a limited time on eight 1.5V
dry batteries (size "C"). (A reasonably good set of batteries
would last for about one hour and
thirty
minutes at a stretch
at a medium level of volume). To operate on batteries, set
the switch at the rear of the instrument to BAT and proceed
from step 2.3 above.
Cells
can be replaced by opening the battery compartment
door at the rear of the instrument.
4.0
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
FOR
"PT24"
The PT-24 model of "Taalmala" is operated in the same
manner as the PT-13 model. The new taals (marked in red)
added in the PT-24 are selected by
first
pressing the red key
marked ALT followed by any of the 12 taal selection keys.
Pressing
the ALT key before pressing a taal key selects the
taal marked in red colour against each key.
5.0 PROGRAMMING MODE
The PT-24 is capable of being programmed by the user to
play any theka of one's choice, by pressing a sequence of
keys
marked
with
various 'bols'. The programming
sequence
is simple and allows a maximum of three new
thekas to be programmed
into
the instrument at any given
time. Once programmed, the programmed theka can be
played by selecting the ALT key and one of 3 keys marked
GARBA,
SOOL & TEVRA.
Depending on which of these
keys
was used at the time of programming, the new
programmed theka would have replaced one of the above
mentioned taals. The programmed theka would be available
only
till
the instrument is ON. Once the instrument is
switched
OFF,
the programmed thekas would be lost. When
the instrument is switched ON again, the original thekas on
these keys would be restored:
A
total
of 24 bols are available for programming a theka
through the keyboard.
5.1 PROGRAMMING PROCEDURE
i) Switch the instrument "ON" and press the
STOP
key.
Ensure
that
the instrument is working satisfactorily by
selecting any of the existing taals.
Press
the
STOP
key.
ii)
Press
PGM key.
iii)
Press
one of the keys marked
GARBA
or
SOOL
or
TEVRA
to identify the key on which the new programmed
theka would be available.
iv) If any key other than one of the above 3 keys is pressed,
the instrument would not accept the key and would exit from
the programming mode.
v) On instruments provided
with
the digital display
(optional), the display indicates "P" when it has entered the
programming mode.
vi) Now, place the Program Overlay Card supplied along
with
the instrument, over the keyboard to identify each key
with
a particular bol.
vii)
Press
the sequence of keys corresponding to the bols
marked against each key. Bols marked in red are obtained
by pressing the ALT key before pressing the 'bol' key. If the
ALT
key is not pressed before a bol key, the bols marked
in black are programmed. A silent matra can also be
programmed by selecting the key marked (,).
viii)
Press
the
START
key to indicate the end of the
sequence
of bols. The instrument will now go out of the
Programming mode and revert back to the normal playing
mode.
ix) To play the programmed thekas, press ALT key and the
key on which the theka was programmed in step (iii) above.
4
5
x)
TEMPO
and other settings can be changed as desired.
xi) In
case
any more thekas are to be programmed, repeat
the entire process
from
step (ii) above. Select one of the
other 3 keys in step (iii) if more than one theka is to be
programmed
into
the instrument
without
erasing the
previously programmed theka.
6.0 HELPFUL
HINTS
6.1 If on pressing the
START
key, the theka is not heard, press
STOP
key again and restart.
6.2 If, during operation, the theka stops due to sudden power
fluctuation or temporary loss of power, press
STOP
key and
then restart.
6.3 Any operation of any knob can be performed
without
stopping the theka.
6.4 Operation of the taal selection keys and the laya selection
keys
must be preceded by stopping of the theka, if not
already stopped.
6.5 It is recommended
that
the condition of the batteries is
checked
once in two weeks to avoid leakage of chemicals
and consequent damage to the instrument.
6.6 The "Taalmala" is a very reliable and rugged instrument.
Failure
of components is rare. No damage can be done to
it by pressing the keys in the wrong order. At the most, the
desired theka may not be achieved. Correct usage of
controls
will
then immediately ensure the desired effect.
8.0 WARRANTY
The "Taalmala" is guaranteed against manufacturing
defects for a period of one year
from
the date of
sale.
Warranty is valid only if the
seal
on the instrument is intact
and if the completely filled-in counterfoil of the warranty card
is
received by the manufacturer
within
15 days of
sale.
The "TAALMALA" is a
maestro
at
your
command.
We
wish
you
many
fruitful
years
of
music
with
its
accompaniment.
Note:
Due to continuous
efforts
at
Improvement
and
further
innovation,
the
manufacturers
reserve
the
right
to
make
changes in design and
performance
of
the
instrument
at
their
discretion.
ADDENDUM
On
instruments provided
with
a detachable AC mains
cord,
the instrument would operate on batteries if the
cord is detached
from
the socket at the rear of the
instrument.
7.0
SERVICING
AND REPAIRS
Normally no periodic servicing is required. Should any
problem arise, it is advisable to contact the dealor or
manufacturer for advice and repairs. Servicing by untrained
technicians is likely to permanently damage the instrument.
Radel Electronics Pvt. Ltd.
147.
12th
Cross,
J.P. Nagar, 2nd
Phase
Sar-ga*xe
560 078 India Tel. : 6637438
Satos
& Service - Tel. : 6647991
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