Make sure to read the “PRECAUTIONS” on page 4 and the “Before you use” on page 5.
DEAGAN CHIMES SERIES
DC9190A / DC9160A / DC9150A
DC9190B / DC9160B / DC9150B
/ Owner’s Manual
Thank you for selecting the DEAGAN chimes.
Please read this owner’s manual carefully, and truly enjoy this instrument for
years to come.
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Caution
Injury or handicaps to persons caused by the disregard of warnings with this mark
or, misuse of the instrument, may result in the loss of personal property.
When assembling or disassembling the instrument, be
careful around the sides or ends of metal parts so as to
prevent injury to fingers, etc.
Do not use the hammer for anything other than playing the
instrument. It may be the cause of injury or accidents. Do
not let children strike other, etc., with the hammer. Do not
allow such dangerous behavior to take place.
Before you use the chime, carefully read the instructions listed below and the owner’s manual.
Cautions when setting the instrument.
Never place the instrument on an sloping, unstable, etc., platform. The instrument may fall or overturn and result in injury.
Cautions for treatment of the instrument.
Never lean on or climb onto the instrument. The instrument may fall and result in injury.
Do not play or roughhouse around the instrument. Bumping into the instrument may result in injury.
It may also cause instrument may also fall over. Keep children away from the instrument.
If an earthquake occurs, strong shocks caused by the earthquake may overturn the instrument or cause it to move about.
Stay away from the instrument during earthquakes.
Cautions when moving the instrument.
Warning
Disregard of the warnings with this mark or misuse may
result in death or personal injury.
When transporting the chimes, make sure that the damper is engaged and all caster locks
are released.
The chimes can overturn if moved with the caster locks engaged.
• The chimes should only be moved across smooth, flat surfaces when using the casters.
Never move the chimes on a sloped, unstable, or gravel surface. Doing so can cause the
chimes to overturn or run out of control resulting in serious injury.
Always move the chimes slowly, with two persons supporting the side columns as shown
in the illustration on the right. Never run. Doing so can result in the chimes running out of
control and hitting an obstacle or wall causing serious injury.
• The weight of the DC9190 is approximately 76kg and the DC9160/9150 approximately
57kg. If the chimes must be lifted when being moved, lift them carefully, using as many
persons as possible to avoid injury. At this time, lift the chimes by holding the base
section and supporting the side column making sure that the hanger section (from which
the sound columns hang) remains in an upright position. Never lift the base section higher
than the hanger section. Doing so can result in the sound columns coming off the hanger.
• Moving the instrument up or down stairs should never be done with the instrument as-
sembled. Doing so is a danger as parts can fall off, or you can loose balance causing the
instrument to fall over. Only move the instrument after it has been disassembled.
PRECAUTIONS
Using the Chimes Safely
The chimes are a large and heavy instrument that gets used in various places by persons of all ages,
so please obey the following instructions regarding their regular care and placement.
Especially in the case of children, a responsible adult should provide proper instruction on
how to use and treat the chimes before use.
Preventing Injuries —Make sure that all precautions described below are obeyed—
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This icon indicates actions that are prohibited.
This icon indicates special instructions that should be strictly followed.
Icons are used in this section to pro-
mote the safe use of this product, and
to prevent you and others from harm
and property damage. Please fully
understand the meaning of the icons
before reading the manual.
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If the instrument is often moved, bolts, parts, etc., may be-
come loose. After moving the instrument, check and make
sure all bolts, parts, etc., are firmly fastened. Firmly tighten
all loose items.
When using
the casters
When lifting
For example:
Do not disassemble.
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1 Never use a metal type hammer or mallets to
strike the sound column with. The sound column
will break.
2 Always use the instrument on a flat, level sur-
face. The instrument will not function properly on
a sloped surface.
3 When assembling the stand, make sure each part
is firmly attached, and there is no twisting or dis-
figurement in the frame. Also, make sure that all
wing nuts are firmly tightened.
4 Use your toes to operate the damper pedal. Do
not stand on or put your weight on the pedal.
Doing so may cause the pedal to break.
5 Do not touch the damper ad-
juster (shown in the illustration
left). The adjuster has been ad-
justed at the factory. Moving the
adjuster may reault in the
damper not functioning prop-
erly.
6 When playing the chime, make sure the caster
brakes are firmly set and the chime stand does
not move about.
7 Hit the Head Plug when play-
ing the chime. Never hit the sound
column (pipe) with the hammer.
8
Do not keep the chime in a place where high tem-
peratures and high humidity are present. Doing so
will result in the shortening of the instruments life.
9 For regular cleaning, wipe with a soft, dry cloth.
Never wipe with thinner, or polishing preparations.
Before you use
1 When transporting or moving the instrument, do
not subject it to strong shocks
2 The sound column’s pitch and/or tone may change
if the columns are scratched or bent. Be careful.
3 When the instrument is to be transported over long
distances, especially by vehicle, do so with the
sound columns removed from the stand. The shape
of the stand may change and the column’s wire/
strings may be cut if the columns are not removed.
4 When attaching or removing the sound columns,
do so in a place where there is sufficient room so
that the columns do not come into contact with
other objects.
5 After the sound columns are removed, wrap them
in a soft cloth, etc., to prevent scratching, and
then transport.
Be careful when transporting
Damper Adjuster
Head Plug
Sound Column
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A
A
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B
B
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C
C
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5 B C
B C
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Make sure the chimes are assembled or disassembled by at least two persons.
1 Connect the pedal assembly to the left and
right base sections.
Position the pedal assembly and left/right base
sections as shown in the illustration below.
* The following procedure is carried out to en-
sure that the performer faces forward when
playing the instrument.
Fully loosen screws A, and then slide the pedal
assembly pipe all the way into the hole on the
base section. Tighten screws A to secure.
After connecting the assembly pipe to the base
sections, lock the casters (left and right).
2 Insert the side columns into the holes on
the left and right base sections.
Fully loosen screws B and insert the end of the
side column pipe with the small hole on its side,
all the way into the left and right side base sec-
tions.
* Both left and right side columns are the same.
* To make attachment of the damper and hanger
sections easier, do not tighten screws B yet.
3 Set the damper.
Fully loosen screws C and slide the damper onto
the side columns from above so that the damper
rod is positioned on the right. Slide the damper
down the columns until it comes to rest on the
damper rests.
* To make attachment of the hanger section
easier, do not tighten screws C yet.
4 Set the hanger.
Slide the hanger onto the side columns from
above. Slide it all the way onto the columns.
5 Tighten screws B and C.
Firmly tighten screws B and C on both right and
left sides and secure.
6 Set the damper pedal.
Pull the damper pedal out to the front, and then
hook the hook on the end of the pull rod onto the
damper rod. At this time, pull down on the pull
rod knob to hook onto the damper rod, then re-
lease the pull rod knob.
* Do not press down on the damper pedal. Do-
ing so engages the damper and the sound
columns cannot be hung.
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Damper
Damper Rest
Longer
Base (Left)
Hanger
Side Column
Base (Right)
1
1
1
Caster
A
Pipe of Pedal Ass’y
2
2
Shorter
B
B
5
5
Hall for Mark
C
5
C
5
3
3
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Damper Stopper
Hook
Damper Rod
Pull Rod Knob
Damper Pedal
6
Upper Pull Rod
D
Pedal Ass’y
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7 Hanging the sound columns from the
hanger.
Make sure that the damper is disengaged (the
damper stopper is set).
* If the damper is engaged, press down on the
damper pedal, then push down on the damper
stopper and release the damper pedal to en-
gage the damper stopper.
Hang the sound columns starting with the acci-
dental tones before hanging the natural tones.
Make sure that the pitch name is facing forward
then place the string into the guides on the fixing
pins and hook the string on the hanger pin. Make
sure that the knot in the string is not in contact
with the hanger pin.
Disassembly is performed simply by revers-
ing the assembly order.
CD
C# D# F# G# A# C# D#
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D
D
8 Adjust the damper pedal.
Loosen screw D to adjust the angle of the damper
pedal, and then tighten screw D to secure. The
pedal is best positioned when it lies slightly above
the floor when pressed all the way down.
Accidental tones
Natural tones
Sound Column
Hanger Pin
String
Fixing Pin
Fixing Pin
Teflon Tube
Damper Pedal
D
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