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- Page 1 JMW-9 MEMORIAL TONEARM Setup and Instruction Manual VPI Industries, Inc., 77 Cliffwood Ave. #3B, Cliffwood, NJ 07721 phone: 732-583-6895 fax: 732-946-8578 http://www.vpiindustries.com...
- Page 2 Installing and Aligning the Cartridge • Remove the protective cover from the male pivot point on the arm base assembly. To avoid injury, do not touch the male pivot point. It is extremely sharp. In addition, skin oils can blemish and cause corrosion to the assembly.
- Page 3 • Place the arm tube assembly on the lower pivot point, using caution with the 4-color wire and Lemo connector. Set the arm in its rest and lock it. • If the cartridge has a guard, remove it. • Line up the red dot on the Lemo connector with the red dot on the receptacle on the junction box.
- Page 4 Setting the Anti-Skating – Two Solutions Anti skating is one of the least understood forces acting on a tonearm. Skating force is created by friction between the stylus and the record, causing a force vector in a direction towards the center of the record when the headshell of the tonearm has an offset angle.
- Page 5 Setting the Tracking Force and Tonearm Height • Tracking force is adjusted by moving the tonearm counterweight forward and back on its shaft. If your cartridge is heavy and the counterweight is all the way back, you can order a heavier weight from your dealer.
- Page 6 Setting the Azimuth • Set a drinking straw into the groove behind the mounting screws on the tonearm headshell. • If it is not parallel to the record surface, use the supplied Allen wrench to loosen the setscrew on the counterweight and rotate the counterweight as needed to bring the arm into correct lateral balance to set azimuth.
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Page 7: Playing Records
VPI Industries, Inc. Limited Warranty VPI Industries, Inc. (VPI) warrants this unit against defects in materials and/or workmanship for five (5) years from the date of purchase by the original retail purchaser. VPI’s sole obligation under this warranty is limited to the repair or replacement, at VPI’s option, of any part(s) found to be...
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