Kinesis Savant Elite2 User Manual

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Cleaning&maintenance
Occasionalexternalcleaningisrecom‐
mendedbywipingthepedalsandelectron‐
icsenclosurewithadampcloth.Alterna‐
vely,aclothdampenedwithrubbingalco‐
hol(70%isopropanol)maybeusedthough
anysilk‐screenedgraphicsontheelectron‐
icsenclosuremaybedamagedoverme
bysolventeff
ects.SavantElite2products
arenotdesignedtobesterilizedortobe
usedinasterileenvironment.
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Accesstotheinsideofthepedalforocca‐
sionalinternalcleaningmaybeaccom‐
plishedbyremovingthesnap‐incartridge
(seeFig1andinstrucons,nextpage).
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Disassemblingthepedal
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(removingcartridge)
Thecartridgeontheundersideofeach
pedalmayberemovedforinspecon,
cleaning,repairorreplacementofinternal
elements.Forpedalsmountedonabase,
thetwoPhillipsmounngscrewsmustbe
removedbeforeremovingthepedalcar‐
tridgebysqueezingthereleasetab(see
“releasetab”inFig1,above).
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Oncethecartridgehasbeenremoved(Fig
2),thespring,
switch,and/or
USBcablemay
beinspectedor
replaced.Note:
waterproof
switches can‐
not be serviced
or repaired,
other than to
remove the
enre cartridge for inspecon or cleaning.
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Disassemblingthecartridge
Whenremovedfromthepedal,theassem‐
bledcartridgewilllooklikeFigure2.Innon‐
waterproof
pedals,itmaybefurtherdisas‐
sembledtoreplacetheT‐lever,thespring/
nutassembly,ortheswitch&cableassem‐
bly(whicharesolderedtogether).The
componentsofthecartridgeareshownin
theexplodedview(Fig3).Toremovethe
spring,firstadjustpedaltomaximumforce
(see
above).Thespringandnutshould
thenlioutofthespringtunnel(Fig2)
together.Thespringandnutareglued
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togetheratthefactorybutcaneasilybe‐
comeseparatebyhandling.Ifthishappens
itisnotadefectbutmorecareisrequired
duringthere‐assemblyprocess.
TheT‐leverispress‐fiedintotheswitch
wellaertheswitchhasbeensnappedinto
posion.
Besureitispresseddownunl
theshoulderbe‐
lowthehinge
pointisresng
ontherimof
theswitchwell
(Fig3).The
switchsnaps
intotheswitch
wellandthe
cableispress‐
fiedthrough
thestrainrelief
posts(Fig3).
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Re‐assembling
thepedal
(re‐installingcartridge)
Beforere‐installingthecartridge,check
thatthespring,force‐adjusngscrewand
nut,andtheswitch
arecorrectlyposi‐
onasshownin
figure2.Insertthe
cartridgeparally
intotheunderside
ofthepedalwith
thetwosmalltabs
and
cablepoinng
totherearwhere
thecableexitsthe
footswitch.Align
thespringtocap‐
turethespring
guidepostinthe
pedaltop(Fig4),
thenlowerthecartridgeunlthelarge
releasetabsnapsintoplace.
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Dutycycle
TheSavantElite2isratedforcon
nuous
operaonbythefootandthepedalshave
beenfunconallytestedtoonemillion
operaons.Inactualuse,thecomputeror
operangsystemmayaffecthowthede‐
viceperformsundersuchcondions.Nor‐
malusageconsistsofintermientpressing.
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Fig 2.Assembled cartridge
Fig 3. Exploded view of
cartridge
Fig 4. Pedal underside,
cartridge removed

Kinesis Savant Elite2 Specifications

General

Brand	Kinesis
Model	Savant Elite2
Category	Music Pedal
Language	English