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Thank you for purchasing the Yamaha ELECTRONIC DRUM KIT DTX6K3-X or DTX6K2-X. This electronic drum kit can be used in your home or a studio, or onstage for live perfor-
mances. For proper assembly and safe use, please read this assembly manual carefully before using it. After you have read the manual, keep it in a safe and handy place for future ref-
erence.
This manual describes the standard assembly procedure for the DTX6K3-X/DTX6K2-X electronic drum kits. It covers assembly, wiring and setting up the drum trigger module of the kit
as shown below.
The illustrations show the DTX6K3-X electronic drum kit, but the information applies to the DTX6K2-X (except where indicated).
ELECTRONIC DRUM KIT
DTX6K3-X DTX6K2-X Assembly Manual
This manual describes the process of assembling a pad set and drum trigger mod-
ule to an already assembled RS6 Electronic Drum Rack. Before starting the steps
below, therefore, be sure to assemble your RS6 as described in the Owner’s Man-
ual that came with it.
Lay a drum mat (sold separately) on the floor underneath the hi-hat stand and the
kick pad. Alternatively, you can place cardboard from the drum kit packaging or the
like on the floor to prevent it from being scratched.
Example of standard assembly
Cymbal pad
Tom pads
Kick pad
Snare pad
Hi-hat stand
DTX-PRO
Drum trigger module
Real hi-hat pad
Cymbal pad
Tom pad
Cymbal pad
Electronic drum rack
The purpose of the precautions detailed below is to ensure that this electronic drum kit can be used safely without fear of injury or property damage. As a means of indicating the severity and immediacy
of any risk of injury or property damage resulting from incorrect operation, these precautions are classified as either WARNING or CAUTION. The instructions displayed together with these precautions
are extremely important in terms of ensuring safety, and therefore, they should be fully observed.
* After reading this Assembly Manual, ensure that it is kept in a safe, convenient location for future reference.
* Be sure to also read the Assembly Manuals and/or Owner’s Manuals that came with your pads and rack.
* The illustrations as shown in this manual are for instructional purposes only, and may appear somewhat dif-
ferent from those on your instrument.
* The company names and product names in this manual are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective companies.
* The contents of this manual apply to the latest specifications as of the publishing date. To obtain the latest
manual, access the Yamaha website then download the manual file. Since specifications, equipment or sep-
arately sold accessories may not be the same in every locale, please check with your Yamaha dealer.
NOTICE: Usage Precautions
• When connecting and disconnecting cables, be sure to hold the plug and not the cable itself. In addition,
avoid placing heavy items on top of cables and do not allow them to touch sharp edges. Failure to avoid
these precautions can lead to cable breakage and disconnection.
• Do not climb onto the electronic drum kit and avoid placing heavy objects on it. Failure to observe this pre-
caution can result in malfunction.
• Avoid using or storing the electronic drum kit in very hot locations (i.e., in direct sunlight, in close proximity to
a heater, or in a closed vehicle) or in highly humid locations (i.e., in a bathroom or outdoors in wet weather).
Failure to observe this precaution can lead to warping, discoloration, malfunction, or breakdown.
• Avoid cleaning the electronic drum kit with organic solvents, paint thinner, or alcohol as these substances
can cause warping and discoloration. Instead, we recommend you remove dust using a soft dry cloth or
wipe clean using a moist, tightly-wrung cloth. If the electronic drum kit is very dirty, first wipe the dirt away
using a cloth moistened with a neutral detergent solution and tightly wrung. Following this, wipe away the
detergent solution using a cloth soaked in water and tightly wrung.
PRECAUTIONS Please read carefully before proceeding
Failure to observe the precautions described below can result in
serious injury or even death.
• Young children using this electronic drum kit should be supervised by a guardian to eliminate any
possibility of injury.
• Holders for cymbal and tom pads have sharp tips. In order to avoid injury, therefore, you should
take special care whenever handling these components.
• The anti-slip stoppers on kick pads and foot pedals have sharp tips. In order to avoid injury, there-
fore, you should take special care whenever handling these components.
• Be sure to securely tighten nuts and other fasteners when setting up this electronic drum kit. In
addition, be sure to proceed slowly when loosening nuts. If this precaution is not observed, pads
may fall off or the rack may collapse or fall over, possibly causing injury.
• Do not setup this electronic drum kit on a slope, on an unstable platform, or on any other unsafe
surface. If this precaution is not observed, it may topple over or fall, possibly causing injury.
• Whenever setting up this electronic drum kit, ensure that cables and the like are arranged safely. If
someone were to trip on a cable, the kit could topple over and cause injury.
• Under no circumstances should this electronic drum kit be disassembled or customized. Failure to
observe this precaution can result in injury or malfunction.
• Do not sit or stand on the rack. Doing so could cause it to fall over or break, possibly causing injury.
Failure to observe the precautions described below can result in
injury and/or property damage.
• Mind your fingers when adjusting clamps. They can easily be crushed if care is not taken during
this operation.
• Be careful with the tips of supports, arms, screws, and the like. Fingers can easily be injured by
sharp tips if these components are not handled carefully.
• Do not place hands or feet under a kick pad or foot pedal. Doing so could result in injury.
• Do not use the electronic drum kit’s rack to hold acoustic drums. Doing so could cause clamps to
break and the drums to fall off, which in turn could lead to injury.
Manual Development Group
© 2020 Yamaha Corporation
Published 04/2020
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Open the boxes to reveal their contents.
After opening up the packages containing your electronic drum kit, please verify that all of the following components are present.
Assemble the RS6 Electronic Drum Rack.
For instructions on how to assemble the RS6 Electronic Drum Rack, refer to the Owner’s Manual that came with it.
Assemble the pads and the drum trigger module to the electronic drum rack.
Components of both DTX6K3-X and DTX6K2-X
XP80 Snare Pad
(×1)
PCY135 Cymbal Pad
(×3)
RHH135 Real
Hi-hat Pad (×1)
Stand base for
RHH135 (×1)
RS6 Electronic Drum Rack (×1)
RS6 Owner’s Manual (×1)
HS650A Hi-hat
Stand (×1)
KP90 Kick Pad (×1)
Ten-channel snake cable (×1)
Stopper for
PCY135 (×3)
Cable band
(×9)
Cable band for
RHH135 (×1)
DTX6K3-X DTX6K2-X Assembly Manual
(this leaflet; ×1)
PCY100 PCY135 PCY155 Owner’s Manual
(×1)
RHH135 Owner’s Manual (×1)
XP70 XP80 Owner’s Manual (×1)
KP90 Owner’s Manual (×1)
DTX-PRO Drum Trigger Module
(×1)
AC adaptor (×1)
* May not be included depending on
your particular area. Please check
with your Yamaha dealer.
DTX-PRO Owner’s Manual (×1)
Cubase AI Download information
(×1)
Module holder (×1)
Module holder screw (×4)
XP70 Tom Pad (×3)
Clamp bolt
(for XP70 or XP80; ×4)
Hi-hat clutch for
RHH135 (×1)
Drum key (×1)
Anti-slip stoppers for
KP90 (incl. springs) (×2)
DTX6K3-X only DTX6K2-X only
TP70 Tom Pad (×3)
Clamp bolt
(for XP80; ×1)
Wing bolt
(for TP70; ×3)
TP70 Owner’s Manual
(×1)
Snare pad
1. Attach a clamp bolt to the snare pad and provisionally tighten
(by five or six turns).
2. Attach the XP80 snare pad to the rod, and then tighten the
clamp bolt to secure the snare pad.
3. Loosen bolts A to D as shown below to adjust the height and
angle of the snare pad. When correctly positioned, be sure to
securely retighten the bolts before proceeding to the next
step.
Tom pads
1. As with the snare pad, attach a clamp bolt (for XP70) or wing
bolt (for TP70) to each of the three tom pads and provisionally
tighten (by five or six turns).
2. Push each of the tom pads onto one of the rack’s tom holders.
Each time, ensure that the tom holder’s rod is fully inserted
into the tom pad’s mounting hole, and then tighten the bolt to
secure the pad in place.
3. Loosen bolts A to C as shown below to adjust the height and
angle of each tom pad. When correctly positioned, be sure to
securely retighten the bolts before proceeding to the next
step.
XP80
snare pad
DTX6K3-X: XP70
DTX6K2-X: TP70
tom pads
Clamp bolt
(tighten in the direction of
the arrow)
XP80 snare pad (rear side)
Leave a gap of about a half inch
between the base of the rod and
the snare pad. Contact between
the rod section and snare pad
may cause damage to the pad.
Insert
XP80 snare pad
Rod section
Clamp bolt
XP70
tom pad
Insert
Clamp bolt
Tom holder
Rod section
DTX6K3-X DTX6K2-X
TP70
tom pad
Wing bolt
Tom holder
Rod section
Insert
Bolt B
Bolt C
Bolt A
* DTX6K3-X shown.
Assembling the snare and tom pads
Continued on other side