Adjustment; Horizontal Balance; Stylus Pressure; Anti-Skating - Technics SL-1500C Owner's Manual

Adjustment

Horizontal balance

Preparation
 First, remove the dust cover.
 Remove the stylus cover ( 18), taking care
not to damage the stylus, then release the
arm clamp.
 Lower the cue lever.
 Turn the anti-skating control to "0".
1
Free the tone arm from the arm
rest and adjust horizontal balance
by turning the balance weight.
Hold the tone arm and turn the balance
weight in the arrow direction to adjust
the balance until the arm is approximately
horizontal.
 Take care not to
allow the stylus tip
to touch the
turntable or main
unit.
Arm clamp
Arm rest
Cue lever
Anti-skating control
1
Turn the anti-skating control to
adjust it to the same value as the
stylus pressure control.
Note
 For stylus pressures 3 g and above, adjust
anti-skating control to "3".
Balance weight
Hold here
to turn
Balanced and the tone
arm is parallel to the
turntable.
The balance weight is
too far forward.
The balance weight is
too far back.

Anti-skating

Stylus pressure

Preparation
 Return the tone arm to the arm rest and fix it
with the arm clamp.
1
Turn the stylus pressure control
until "0" comes to the center line
of the rear of the
tone arm.
 Hold the balance
weight still during
doing this.
Balance weight
Center line
Arm clamp
Note
 Stylus pressure of the supplied cartridge: 1.8 g
 When using a separately sold cartridge, refer
to the user's guide for your cartridge for the
appropriate stylus pressure.
2
Turn the balance weight to adjust
to the appropriate stylus pressure
for the cartridge.
 The stylus pressure control will turn
together with the
balance weight.
 Turn until the center
line points to the
appropriate stylus
pressure.
Stylus pressure
control
Hold here
to turn
Balance weight
Hold here
to turn
Turns
together
Center line
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