Operation - Pioneer PL-260 KU Operating Instructions Manual

OPERATION
Speed selector
button
Speed
adiustment
knob
Strobe
I
ight/
Speed checking
window
Record
size
selector
WHEN USING THE MODEL FOR
THE
FIRST
TIME
When
your
model arrives.
the vibrations
sustained
during
transportation
may
have combined
to
make
the
auto
mechanisms unstable. Make sure
you proceed
as
follows
when
first
using
your
model
in
order
to
make
these
mechanisms operate
for correctly.
1.
Set
the arm elevation
lever
to
the up
position.
2.
Move the tonearm
from the arm
rest
to
the
platter.
The
platter will
now
start
to
rotate.
3.
Depress
the
START/CUT button.
The tonearm
re-
turns automaticallyto the
arm rest
from the platter,
and
the
platter
stoPs
rotating.
AUTOMATIC PLAY
1.
First, place the record on
the platter.
2.
Set the
SPEED
SELECTOR
button
to
the
speed at
which the record
is
to
be
played.
3.
Remove
the stylus cover and
release
the
arm clamp.
4.
Set
the ARM ELEVATION
lever
to
the
DOWN
position.
5.
Set
the
RECORD SIZE SELECTOR
in
accordance
with
the
size
of
the record on
the platter.
6.
Press
the START/CUT
button slowly (until you
hear
the
sound
of
the start
mechanism
being actuated).
The
strobe light
comes
on
and
the
platter
rotates.
When
the platter
rotates, the tonearm moves,
the
stylus
tip
settles
down gently
onto
the
lead-in groove
of
the
record, and
play
begins.
7. Check
the
rotating
speed
of the platter through
the
speed checking
window.
lf
the
stroboscope markings
appear
to drift
left or
right. adjust the
speed
by
referring
to
,,ADJUSTING
THE
SPEED
OF THE PLATTER,'on
page 9.
8.
Adjust
the volume and tone controls on the amplifier
to
the preferred
levels, and
then
sit
back and
enjoy your
record.
Start/Cut button
Repeat
button
g. After
the record
has
been played,
the auto-return
mecha-
nism
is actuated and
the tonearm returns
to
the arm
rest.
At
the
same
time,
the platter
stops
rotating
and the
power
to the turntable
is
turned
off.
10.
Secure
the tonearm
to the
arm rest
with the clamp
and
attach the stylus cover
to protect the
stylus.
MANUAL PLAY
1.
Place
the
record on
the platter.
2. Set the
SPEED SELECTOR
button
to
the
speed
at
which the record
is
to
be
played.
3.
Remove
the stylus cover and
release
the arm clamp.
4.
Set
the
ARM ELEVATION
lever
to
the
UP
position.
5.
Hold the headshell by the finger
lift
and move the
stylus
across
the record to
the track you want played.
6. Check
the
rotating
speed
of
the platter
through
the
speed checking
window.
lf
the
stroboscope markings
appear
to drift
left or right,
adjust
the
speed
by
referring
to
,,ADJUSTING
THE
SPEED
OF THE PLATTER,,on
page 9.
7.
Set
the ARM ELEVATION
lever
to the
DOWN
position.
The stylus
will
descend
slowly
to
the
record
and play
will
begin.
8. Adjust the volume and tone controls
on the amplifier
to
the
preferred
levels,
and
then sit
back and enjoy
your
record.
9. After
the record
has been
played,
the auto-return
mecha-
nism
is actuated and the tonearm returns
to
the arm rest.
At
the
same
time,
the platter
stops rotating
and the
power
to the turntable
is
turned
off.
10.
Secure the tonearm
to the
arm rest
with the
clamp
and
attach the
stylus cover
to protect the
stylus.