User Manual

14
PRECAUTIONS
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE PROCEEDING
Please keep this manual in a safe and convenient place for future reference.
WARNING
Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of serious injury or even death from
damages or other hazards. These precautions include, but are not limited to, the following:
Transporting/Setup
• Neverplacethetimpanionunstablesurfacessuchasan
unstableriserorslopedsurface.Thetimpanimaytipover
orfallresultingindamageorinjury.
• Whenrollingthetimpanionitscasters,gripitbyitsframe
andmoveitonlyonsmooth,flatsurfaces.
1. Donotmoveonsloping,rough,orgravelsurfaces.
2. Donotrunwiththetimpani.Itmaybedifficulttostop
theinstrumentwhichcancauseinjuryordamage.
• Ifthetimpanimustbecarried,dosowithtwoormore
people,makesuretogripthetimpanibyitsframe.
• Exceptforwhenmovingtheinstrument,alwaysengage
thebrakesonbothmaincastersandtheauxiliarybrake
onthepedalcaster.Notengagingthebrakescanresultin
theinstrumentfallingoverormovingresultingininjury.
• Stopusingtheinstrumentimmediatelyifyounotice
anyabnormalityinthepedalcasterauxiliarybrake.The
instrumentcanmoveorfallovercausinginjury.
• Thepedalcasterandmaincastersareconsumableparts.
Ifyounoticeanyabnormalitiesstopusingtheinstrument
andreplacethecasterswithnewones.Theinstrument
canmoveorfallovercausinginjury.
Handling caution
• Neverleanonorclimbontheinstrument.Itmayoverturn
resultingindamageorinjury.
• Becarefularoundtheinstrument.Bumpingintoitmay
resultininjuryorcauseittooverturn.Keepsmallchildren
awayfromtheinstrument.
•Neverplaceyourfingersorfeetintothespaces
underneaththepedal,thebaseportionoftheinstrument,
orbetweenmovingpartssuchasthecasters.Serious
injurycanresultiffingersorfeetbecomepinched.
Brake
ON
Auxiliary Brake
Main caster Pedal caster
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