Specifications; Trouble Checks - Sony PS-X6 Owner's Instruction Manual

'SPECIFICATIONS
Turntable Automatic player
Platter 31.7.cm (12 1/2"), aluminum-alloy diecast
Motor DC servo-controlled motor (brushless
and slotless)
Drive System Direct drive, crystal lock control system
Speed 33 1/3rpm, 45 rpm
Starting characteristics comes to nominal speed within a third
revolution (33 1/3 rpm)
+0.045% (DIN)
0.025% (WRMS)
73 dB (DIN-B)
within 0.0003%
at 150g tracking force
0%
within 0.003%
Wow and flutter
S/N ratio
Initial drift
Load characteristics
Speed deviation
Tonearm
Type
Pivot to stylus length
Overall arm length
Overhang 16.5 mm (21/32")
Tracking error +3°, —1°
Tracking-force adjustment range
0-3 g
Shell weight 10.5g
Cartridge weight range 2.5-9.5g
8~-14.5g (with extra weight)
Statically balanced, universal pivot
216.5 mm (8 1/2")
300 mm (11 7/8')
General
Power requirements 120V ac, 60 Hz
Power consumption 8W
Approx. 10.3kg, net (22 Ibs 12 02z)
Approx. 12.1kg, in shipping carton
(26 Ibs 11 oz)
45-rpm adaptor
Extra weight
Alignment protractor
Screw driver
Cartridge mounting screws (3 pairs)
Shell
Weight
Supplied accessories
TROUBLE CHECKS
Impaired tone quality
@Turntable not level
@ Unit incorrectly placed on or near a speaker
eDusty stylus
@ Worn stylus or defective record (The stylus life is approx. 400
hours of playing time.)
@lncorrect cartridge installation
elmproper tonearm balance
e@lmproper tracking force
e@lmproper setting of the Anti-skating Compensator
e|lmproper turntable speed
No audio from one channel
e@loose attachment of the shell to the tonearm
@Loose connection of phono cord
@Low volume level setting for one channel of the amplifier
e@lncorrect connection of the shell lead wires
Groove skipping, Tonearm tends to skate out, Tonearm does
not advance (record repeats)
e@ Turntable not level
e@ Defective record
@ External vibrations
e@improper tracking force
e@!mproper setting of the Anti-skating Compensator
Steady low-pitched sound (hum)
@Lloose ground wire connection to the amplifier
@Loose connection between the shell and the tonearm
@ Incorrect connection of the shell lead wires
@ Transit screws not removed
Loud rumble or low-frequency "'howl'' which occurs when
playing a record at high sound levels (acoustic feedback*)
@Put the turntable on a sturdy surface.
@Put the turntable as far away from the speakers as possible.
@l|f the above does not rectify the problem, try commercially
available acoustic insulators designed to be put between the feet
and shelf.
* Acoustic feedback: The vibration of speakers is transmitted through the air
or via solid objects (shelves, cabinets, floor, etc.) to the turntable, picked up by
the cartridge stylus, amplified, and again reproduced through the speakers.