Install The Tone Arm And Phono Cartridge; Precisely Align The Phono Cartridge - Oracle ALEXANDRIA MK III Owner's Manual

Make sure to properly secure the arm mounting hardware.
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Mount the cartridge to the head-shell using steel or aluminium screws to allow a rigid
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installation.
Tighten the screws so the cartridge can be moved in the headshell.
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Precisely align the phono cartridge

Block the platter to prevent it from turning
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Aime the calibrator disc on the platter over the mat
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Adjust the stylus pressure to approx. 1 gram.
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Move the tone arm and cue it down on the alignment grid
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Check for the arm tube to be horizontal with the surface of the platter and adjust the
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height accordingly
Bring the tone arm over the center of the grid again and lower it. The stylus tip must fit in
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the pin hole in the center of the grid. If not, position the cartridge so it does.
Precisely align the body of the cartridge with the lines on the grid.
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Secrure the cartridge screws and repeat the preivous operation.
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Check the azimuth by lowering the stylus over the black portion on the calibrator disc. The
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reflection will help determine if the cartridge is off its vertical axis.
Note: The azimuth is the vertical position of the stylus relative to the record groove when
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viewing it from the front. The proper setting is 90degrees.
Check the stylus pressure and adjust to specifications
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Install the stylus guard to complete the assembly of your Alexandria
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