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Raagini Digital
Electronic Tanpura
Instruction Manual
1. Plug in the mains cord; two pin male socket into your AC power supply & female socket in the appropriate Male socket of the instrument depending on power supply source. (i.e. 220V or 110 V)
Note: Add-on flat two pin AC converters available.
Caution: Plugging in the 220V power source in the 110V socket of the machine will Seriously Damage the instrument. This action also Voids the Warranty Cover.

2. Switch On Raagini Digital using the Volume On/Off knob.

3. Select your required Sur (Note) using the SA Main switch set. The SA Main Up & Down buttons helps you navigate between the lowest & the highest Sur (i.e. main notes).
Note: The corresponding LED of the selected Sur glows when selected.

4. The Sur indication is arranged like Harmonium/Piano Keyboards for quick reference. The Carnatic and Western equivalent is printed on the display.
Note: The first LED indicates ' Matra Safed 6 = A = 6 Kattai ' (Lowest Sur) and the last LED indicates ' Safed 7 = B = 7 Kattai ' (Highest Sur) .

5. To further fine tune Raagini Digital press the either of SA Fine Up or Down key depending upon your requirement. Operate the Up or Down switch until the required Sur is heard.
Note: Sa Fine allows selection in-between two main notes ( i.e. in-between C & C# by pressing up switch and in-between C & B by pressing down switch. The Same is indicated by the glowing of the pitch high or pitch Low LED.

6. The Select switch help you in the selection of either PA, MA, NI or only SA style of playing on a rotational basis.
Note: The corresponding LED of the PA, MA or NI will glow. And when only SA selected no LED will glow.

7. Manual Nishad can be tuned by pressing either the manual NI Up or Down switch
Note: The range for manual nishad adjustment is one Sur up on the higher side and one Sur down on the Lower side ( i.e. If D is selected as Main Sa, Nishad will be adjustment from D to D# on the higher side and D to C# on the lower side. )
Note: Manual Nishad can only be tuned when the LED of the select NI is ON.

8. Adjust the tempo by pressing either the Tempo Up or Down switch as per your requirement. The corresponding UP or Down LED will glow as a visual indicator.
Note: Raagini Digital is automatically calibrated to give the best tempo to the selected Sur (Sa Main); which can be manually changed by the user as per their requirements.

9. Set the required tone by turning the Tone knob
Note: Generally for lower Sur Tone is set to male & for higher Sur towards female.


Raagini Digital is programmed to remember your last setting, and will automatically play to your personalized settings when ever the Electronic Tanpura is switched on

Raagini Digital Tanpura is set to play Pa, Sa, Sa Sa (Kharaj) ( 6 Matras, Carnatic Music Style. ) pressing select switch while switching on Raagini Digital Tanpura sets it to play Pa, Sa, Sa Sa (Kharaj) (5 Matras, Hindustani music style. )


BATTERY OPERATIONS

1. Open the Battery box at the back of the instrument to insert 8 Pencil Cells (AA) (1.5V each).
Note: While Inserting Observe the ( + - ) marking of the Pencil Cells.

2. Switch On Raagini Digital using the Volume On / Off knob.

Use the instrument as explained before.


TO CHARGE BATTERIES

1. Connect AC mains. (Same as operating instructions Point # 1.)

2. Switch ON the battery charge Switch.

3. Approximately 1 ½ hour of charging gives 1 hour of instrument playing time.
Note: Batteries will be charged even when the instrument is playing, if the battery charge switch is ON.

Caution: Do Not Charge Dry Cell.