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Schiit SOL Owner's Manual

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SOL
UNIPIVOT TURNTABLE
IN NORSE MYTHOLOGY, SOL WAS THE SUN. LIKE MANI WAS THE MOON.
BOTH ARE ROUND, SO WE CHOSE THOSE NAMES FOR THE TURNTABLE AND PHONO PREAMP..
YEAH. WE'RE NOT REAL COMPLEX SOMETIMES.
IN ANY CASE, WE HOPE YOU ENJOY OUR CAST-ALUMINUM,
UNCONSTRAINED UNIPIVOT, ADJUSTABLE-ON-THE-FLY VTA TURNTABLE,
EVEN IF YOU THINK THE NAME IS KINDA SILLY.
OWNER'S MANUAL

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  • Page 1 UNIPIVOT TURNTABLE IN NORSE MYTHOLOGY, SOL WAS THE SUN. LIKE MANI WAS THE MOON. BOTH ARE ROUND, SO WE CHOSE THOSE NAMES FOR THE TURNTABLE AND PHONO PREAMP.. YEAH. WE’RE NOT REAL COMPLEX SOMETIMES. IN ANY CASE, WE HOPE YOU ENJOY OUR CAST-ALUMINUM, UNCONSTRAINED UNIPIVOT, ADJUSTABLE-ON-THE-FLY VTA TURNTABLE, EVEN IF YOU THINK THE NAME IS KINDA SILLY.
  • Page 2 INTRODUCTION Sol is our way of taking affordable turntables to a higher level, The following is required by the roughly 9,542 government agencies and regulations we have to comply with. If you have some common which is why it looks, well...a bit weirder than anything else out sense, they should seem pretty straightforward.

  • Page 3: Getting Started

    1 Place the Sol Plinth on a level, stable surface near your audio 3 Place the Sol Poron Foam Mat on top of the platter. This is equipment. On top of a heavy equipment rack is ideal, since you’ll important to decouple your records from the aluminum platter.
  • Page 4 Sol Plinth. See Figure C records, and the larger pulley for 45 RPM for details. records. 3 Connect the 16VAC Wall Wart to the IN jack of the rear output pod of the Sol Plinth, also as shown in Figure C.

  • Page 5: Cartridge Installation

    2 Attach the tonearm wires. Be care- in the up position, as shown in Figure G. it doesn’t overbalance and fall off; make ful—these wires are fragile! Sol uses the sure it is resting on the cueing shelf. If it is standard wiring convention:...

  • Page 6: Tonearm Height

    TONEARM HEIGHT STYLUS FORCE We recommend you watch the Sol FIGURE H FIGURE I Setup video linked to from the Sol page at schiit.com/sol-setup However, we’re also providing a list of adjustments here for your reference. Depending on your particular setup, you may not need to do all of these adjustments.
  • Page 7 CARTRIDGE ANGLE PLATTER HEIGHT FIGURE K FIGURE J FIGURE L the desired cartridge weight. See Figure I. Figure J sible when playing a record. See Figure K. 3 To adjust the VTA, loosen the 1/16” set 4 To adjust cartridge angle, turn the lateral 5 To adjust platter height, loosen the set screw on the side of long arm of the plinth.
  • Page 8 ADJUSTMENT MOTOR PULLEY HEIGHT CUEING HEIGHT ANTI-SKATE FIGURE L FIGURE M FIGURE N FIGURE O See Figure L. See Figure M. when finished. See Figure N. 6 To adjust the motor pulley height, (so the 7 To adjust the cueing height, loosen the 8 To adjust the anti-skate weight, you belt doesn’t walk itself off of the edge of set screw on the back of the cuing disc...
  • Page 9 Okay, are you ready to be done? I bet you are! Well, you’re very close. And if you’re unsure of anything, just go back and review the videos at schiit.com/sol-videos Just a couple more things to connect! 1 RCA Outputs. This is where the sound comes out.

  • Page 10: Playing A Record

    PLAYING A RECORD Okay, so are you ready to hear something? Good. It’s easy from here on out! 1 Place your record on to the platter. 2 Turn on the motor, using the switch. You may need to give the platter a little nudge in the clockwise direction, this is totally normal.
  • Page 11 If you want them to sound right, yes. However, you could also buy cable isn’t tangled in power cords. Yes, this matters. and set up additional Sol Tonearms, which will allow you to swap an 2. If you already have the turntable ground connected, try discon- entire pre-set arm in seconds.
  • Page 12 6 Headshell. This is where you install your the motor pod, of course. cartridge. Although this photo shows a 9 Cueing Bar. This supports the tonearm cartridge, Sol is not supplied with one. when the cueing lever is up. 2 Platter. This is where the record sits.
  • Page 13 1 Tonearm Counterweight. Sets the tracking 5 VTA Adjust. Loosen and adjust to set ver- 7 Ground. Connect to your phono preamp force for your cartridge. Adjust by loosening tical tracking angle. You can do this while with a short, thick ground wire. the setscrew and sliding the brass weight.

  • Page 14: Obtaining Warranty Service

    OBTAINING WARRANTY SERVICE If you believe you need warranty service, contact us first. There may be a simple solution to your problem. Schiit Audio products sent back to us without a Return Authorization (RA) will be returned to the sender without repair. To contact us and obtain an RA, email info@schiit.com. We will respond quickly to email inquiries.
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