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Summary of Contents for AVM ROTATION R 5.3
- Page 1 ROTATION R 5.3 Operating Instructions...
- Page 2 AVM Audio Video Manufaktur GmbH Daimlerstraße 8...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Getting star ted 1.1 Impor tant (1) 1.2 What’s in the box? (2) 1.3 Packaging (2) 1.4 Control and operating elements (3) 1.5 Setup (5) 1.5.1 Feet assembly (5) 1.5.2 Platter, sub-platter and drive belt installation (5) 1.5.3 Speed control (6) 1.5.4 Light control (6) 1.5.5 Output connection (7) -
Page 5: Getting Star Ted
CHAPTER Getting star ted Impor tant Your turntable was shipped par tially disassembled CAUTION Throughout the manual, in order to avoid damage to sensitive par ts. Please t h e s e c t i o n l a b e l e d check immediately to make sure neither the packag- C A U T I O N w i l l a l e r t y o u ing nor the device was damaged during transpor t. -
Page 6: What's In The Box
Packaging AVM packaging is carefully designed to protect your c o m p o n e n t f r o m d a m a g e d u r i n g t r a n s p o r t . W e... -
Page 7: Control And Operating Elements
Getting started Control and operating elements EVOLUTION R 5.3... - Page 8 Getting started 1. Acrylic platter 2. Acrylic lighting panel 3. Aluminium / MDF chassis 4. Speed control buttons 5. Damped adjustable feet 6. Tonearm counterweight 7. Tonearm rest and removable transpor t lock 8. Tonearm lift 9. Tonearm tube 10.Head shell with finger lift 11.Sub-platter 12.Drive belt 13.Motor with pulley...
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Page 9: Setup
Getting started Setup 1.5.1 Feet assembly Remove the three feet (5) from the grey foam inser t which holds the turntable chassis. Carefully lift the turntable and screw the feet into the thread inser ts on the bottom of the turntable. Balance the turnta- ble by using a spirit level before next steps. -
Page 10: Speed Control
Getting started 1.5.3 Speed control To s t a r t t h e r o t a t i o n o f t h e p l a t t e r f o r 3 3 r. p . m . , press the left speed control button (4). -
Page 11: Output Connection
Getting started 1.5.5 Output connection Connect the tonearm cable provided with the acces- sories to the RCA tonearm output that is located at the rear of the turntable, behind the tonearm. Con- n e c t a g r o u n d i n g c a b l e o n t h e e a r t h c o n n e c t i o n screw. -
Page 12: Car Tridge Installation
Getting started 1.5.7 Car tridge installation Install the car tridge into the aluminium head shell, using the appropriate hardware included with your car tridge. Connect the car tridge as indicated below: • White: Left channel L+ • Red: Right channel R+ •... -
Page 13: Ver Tical Tracking Force Setting (Vtf)
Getting started The first par t is the counter weight itself. The sec- ond par t is an additional inser t that enables optimal balancing of heavier car tridges. The counterweight without the additional inser t can balance car tridges from 5 to 8 g. The weight of the counterweight itself is 104 g. -
Page 14: Ver Tical Tracking Angle Setting (Vta)
Getting started A s v i e w e d f ro m t h e h e a d s h e l l , t u r n i n g t h e m ov e - m e n t s c re w c o u n t e rc l o c k w i s e ( c l o s e r to w a rd s t h e t o n e a r m ) i n c r e a s e s t h e V T F, t u r n i n g i t c l o c k w i s e (away from the tonearm) reduces the VTF. -
Page 15: 1.5.11 Azimuth Setting
Getting started 1.5.11 Azimuth setting The car tridge needle must be perpendicular to the CAUTION record in order to trace the groove wall modulations D o n o t r e m o v e t h e correctly. A z i m u t h s e t t i n g screw completely! The azimuth (angle) is precisely set by the factory. - Page 16 Getting started Examples of incorrect and correct azimuth setups: FALSE: Too much left angle FALSE: Too much right angle CORRECT: 100% perpendicular to the record. EVOLUTION R 5.3...
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Page 17: 1.5.12 Anti-Skating Assembly And Adjustment
Getting started 1.5.12 Anti-skating assembly and adjustment CAUTION The anti-skating mechanism is shipped par tially dis- B e c a r e f u l w h e n h a n d - a s s e m b l e d to avo i d d a m a g e d u r i n g t ra n s p o r t . Fo r i n g t h e a n t i - s k a t i n g correct installation, please follow the steps below. - Page 18 Getting started Step 3 The anti-skating sliding mechanism is supplied with a pre-mounted anti-skating weight and anti-skating thread. Put the eye of the anti-skating thread around the hole for the HOOK SCREW and screw the HOOK SCREW into the tonearm through the eye of the anti- skating thread as shown in the illustration below.
- Page 19 Getting started A d j u s t t h e a n t i - s k a t i n g f o r c e b y p o s i t i o n i n g t h e weight on the appropriate groove of the anti-skating sliding mechanism.
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Page 20: Appendix
CHAPTER Appendix Technical specifications EVOLUTION R 5.3... - Page 21 Appendix Nominal speed 33/45 rpm, elec- tronic speed change (micro- processor con- trolled) Speed variance 33rpm: ± < 0.12%, 45rpm: ± < 0.10% Wow and flutter 33rpm: ± < 0.10%, 45rpm: ± < 0.09% Signal to noise S/N Ratio: -72 dB Downforce range 0 - 35 mN 0 - 3.5 grams...
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Page 22: Accessories List
Appendix Voltage Universal switch mode power sup- 15 V DC/ 1.6 A (100-240 V AC, 47 - 63Hz) Dimensions (W x 470 x 390 x H x D) 175mm Weight (without 12 kg (turntable) box) 5 kg (platter) Weight (with box) 13 kg Accessories list •... -
Page 23: Troubleshooting
Appendix Troubleshooting T h e p l a t t e r d o e s n ’ t t u r n a l t h o u g h t h e u n i t i s switched on •... -
Page 24: Service
Appendix Distor ted or inconsistent sound from one or both channels: • Turntable is connected to wrong input of amplifier, or MM/MC switch is incorrectly set. Needle or cantilever damaged. Wrong rpm; drive belt overstretched or dir ty; platter bear- ing needs lubrication or is dir ty or damaged. -
Page 25: Warranty
This guide was produced by: AVM Audio Video Manufaktur GmbH. Copyright © 2018. All rights reserved. August 15th 2018. EVOLUTION R 5.3...
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