Roland KD-220-BC Users Manual

Owner’s Manual

English

Before using this unit, carefully read the leaet “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and “IMPORTANT NOTES.”After reading, keep the document(s) where it will be available for immediate reference.

Check the Included Items

After opening the package, check that all of the included items are present. If anything is missing, contact your dealer.

Main unit

KD-220 KD-180

Rod x 2

Wood hoop protector x 2

* KD-220 only

Connection cable

Drum key

Owner’s manual

* This package does not include a kick pedal or beater. A variety of

commercially available beaters can be used, including felt, plastic, or wood types.

Descriptions

Hoop

Front head

Leg

Batter board stopper

Batter head’s strike surface

Tension bolt

Hook

Batter hoop

TRIGGER OUT jack

KD-180 only

Pedal plate

Shell

Leg fastener knob

Rod

Foot nut

Foot

Lug

Batter board

Batter head

(inside)

Assembling the KD-220/180

NOTE

During assembly, take care that the weight of the bass drum does not pinch your hand or foot.

KD-180 only

plate.

Use the drum key to loosen the bolts at the locations shown; then adjust the position of the pedal plate so that the marks of the pedal plate align with the bolt positions, and tighten the bolts.

2. Insert the included rod into the leg, position the

tip of the rod at mark 2, and then use the drum key to tighten the bolt.

Rod

3. Loosen the leg fastener knob, adjust the angle of

the leg, and then tighten the leg fastener knob.

4. Adjust the tip of the legs (spike/rubber)

appropriately for the surface on which you’re placing the KD-220/180.

Spike

Rubber

If you loosen the foot nut and rotate the foot to raise it, the spike will be exposed.

Tighten the foot nut to secure the position of the foot.

(Spike) (Rubber)

* The tip of the spike is sharp; handle it with care.

* Using the spike leg tips on wood ooring may damage the oor; the

rubber leg tips should be used on wood ooring.

Adjust the position of the pedal

Pedal plate

Leg fastener knob

Soft oor

V-Drums mat (TDM series), carpet, etc.

Hard oor

Wood ooring, concrete, etc.

Foot nut

Foot

Spike

KD-220 only

Ax the wood hoop protectors to

the position at which the kick pedal is attached.

Ax to both surfaces of the batter hoop

6. Mounting the kick pedal.

KD-180 only

Adjust the location at which the kick pedal is attached so that the beater strikes the center of the batter head’s strike surface; then securely fasten the kick pedal to the KD-180.

* Take care not to pinch your ngers.

Attach the kick pedal to the pedal plate.

After attaching the kick pedal, adjust the angle of the legs and the length of the rods as necessary.

Using Double Kick Pedals

The KD-220/180 can also be used with double kick pedals.

Adjust the striking points of the two beaters so that they are at equal distances to the left and right of the batter head’s strike surface.

Correct

KD-220 only

If the beater’s striking point cannot be aligned appropriately

Depending on the kick pedal, it might not be possible to attach it to the bass drum so that the strike point of the two beaters is located symmetrically to the left and right of the center of the batter head’s strike surface.

In this case, use the following procedure to adjust the position of the batter head’s strike surface.

1. Remove all of the hooks/tension bolts, the batter

board stopper, and the batter hoop.

NOTE

To avoid injury, damage, or malfunction, do not detach the batter board and batter head from the shell.

Incorrect

Hook

Tension bolt

Batter board stopper

Batter hoop

Batter board

Batter head

2. Rotate the batter head together with the batter

board, adjusting its position so that the center of the TRIGGER OUT jack is aligned with the next hook below.

Batter board

Batter head

(approximate)

3. Place the batter hoop back.

4. Attach the batter board stopper to the hooks/

tension bolts.

Hook / Tension bolt Batter board stopper

5. While working alternately across opposite sides,

use your ngers to push down the hooks and the batter board stopper, and insert the tension bolts into the lugs while pressing-in the batter board stopper between the batter hoop and the batter board.

Push down

Batter board stopper

Batter board

Batter hoop

6. Working alternately across opposite sides of the

drum, lightly tighten each tension bolt until the hooks do not wobble.

7. Then tighten each tension bolt another 3/4 of a

turn to secure the front head.

* If the batter head is not secured suciently, the sensor might

malfunction, or the sound of the strike might be too loud.

Connecting to the Drum Sound Module

Connect the KD-220/180 to your drum sound module.

Use the included connection cable to make the connection.

Connect the “L” plug of the connection cable to the jack of the KD-220/180.

(Example) TD-50

“I” plug

“L” plug

KICK

Recommended Parameter Settings

Below you will nd recommended trigger parameters when using the KD-220/180 with various drum sound modules.

You may need to adjust the trigger parameters depending on how you’ve mounted the KD-220/180 and the location at which you’ve installed it.

For details on editing refer to the owner’s manual of your drum sound module.

KD-220

TD-50

Trig Type KD-A22

TD-30

Trig Type KD-140 Sensitivity 7 Threshold 7

TD-25

Trig Type

KD-220

* Update to the latest version before use.

KD-180

Adjusting the Head Tension

Adjust the tension of the head (front/batter) before you play the KD-220/KD-180. You can vary the strike response (playing feel) by adjusting the tension.

1. Adjust each tension bolt little

by little, working back and

KD-220

forth across the head in the order shown in the illustration.

* Fully tightening a tension bolt at only

a single location will produce uneven tensioning, which will make it impossible to achieve correct strike response and may also cause malfunctions.

KD-180

2. Adjust each tension bolt so

that the head is tensioned evenly.

Main Specications

Roland KD-220: Trigger Bass Drum

Shell

Trigger 1 (Head)

Acceptable pedal

Connector TRIGGER OUT jack

Dimensions

Weight 12.3 kg / 27 lbs 2 oz

Roland KD-180: Trigger Bass Drum

Shell

Trigger 1 (Head)

Acceptable pedal

Connector TRIGGER OUT jack

Dimensions

Weight 9.3 kg / 20 lbs 9 oz

* This document explains the specications of the product at the time

that the document was issued. For the latest information, refer to the Roland website.

22 (Diameter) x 14 (Depth) inches 8 ply, Maple

Single pedal, Twin pedal

684 (W) x 514 (D) x 623 (H) mm

26-15/16 (W) x 20-1/4 (D) x 24-9/16 (H) inches

182 (Diameter) x 12 (Depth) inches 7 ply, Birch

Single pedal, Twin pedal

580 (W) x 453 (D) x 562 (H) mm

22-7/8 (W) x 17-7/8 (D) x 22-1/8 (H) inches