Yamaha RD-500 YX-500FT RD-500 Owners Manual - Page 7

Adjusting the Height of the Playing Surface Never loosen the slide guide fixing bolts when the xylophone is not mounted on the rack or when the legs (A and B) are not attached to the rack. When adjusting the height of the playing surface, make sure that adjustment is carried out by at least two people. If a single person must unavoidably carry out adjustment, do not move the guides any more than 2 slide guide memory positions at a time. 1. While supporting both bass and treble sides of the frame with your hands, loosen the slide guide fixing bolts. 2. Gas springs in the rack slide guides will cause the instrument to rise automatically. After adjusting the instrument to the required height, tighten the fixing bolts firmly. Use the guides on the slide guides to adjust the playing surface so it is parallel to the floor. Slide guide Slide guide fixig bolt Joint (w/bolt) Leg column Rack frame Gas spring Removing the Gas Springs




Never remove the gas springs except when discarding. 1. Loosen all four slide guide fixing bolts when the instrument is mounted on the rack, raise the rack frame all of the way up, then tighten the four slide guide fixing bolts. (Refer to the diagram shown above for part names.) 2. Remove the instrument from the rack and disassemble the rack so that the leg sections are removed from the frame. (Reverse the order of the instructions in the assembly section on pages 11-12.) 3. Loosen the two slide guide fixing bolts and slide the slide guide sections out of the leg column. 4. Loosen the gas spring attached to the bottom of the slide guide and remove. * The two parts are threaded and screw together. Specifications „ RD500 ● Height Adjustment: Gas spring type 85 - 100 cm (33-7/16" x 39-3/8") (With the YX500FT attached: Measured from the accidental tone bars) 83 - 98 cm (32-11/16" x 38-9/16") ● Caster Diameter: 150 mm (5-7/8") ● Dimensions (W x D): 164 x 107 cm (64-9/16" x 42-1/8") (Full depth including casters) ● Weight: 33 kg (72 lbs 12 oz) „ YX500FT ● Range: F45 - C88 (3-1/2 octave) ● Standard Pitch: 442Hz ● Bars: Acoustalon (FRP), Brown Urethane Finish ● Bar sizes: 38.1 mm (1-1/2") wide 23 mm (7/8") thick ● Resonators: Steel Pipe, Light Gold Acrylic Coating ● Frame: Beech, Black Enamel Matte Finish ● Dimensions (W x D x H): 137.5 x 75 x 31 cm (54-3/8" x 29-1/2" x 12-3/16") ● Weight: 27 kg (59 lbs 8 oz) „ Scale Range YX500FT * Specifications subject to change without notice. 13