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Vestax PDX-2000MkII, PDX-2000MkII Pro Owner's Manual

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PROFESSIONAL DIRECT DRIVE TURNTABLE
OWNER'S MANUAL
VESTAX CORPORATION
1-18-16 Wakabayashi, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154-0023 Japan
Phone : 03-3412-7011 Fax : 03-3412-7013
E-mail : info@vestax.com
www.vestax.com
VESTAX Europe Ltd.
Unit 5, Riverwey Industrial Park
Alton, Hampshire GU 34 2QL, England.
Phone : (0)1420-83000 Fax : (0)1420-80040
www.vestax.co.uk

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  • Page 1 PROFESSIONAL DIRECT DRIVE TURNTABLE OWNER'S MANUAL VESTAX CORPORATION 1-18-16 Wakabayashi, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154-0023 Japan Phone : 03-3412-7011 Fax : 03-3412-7013 E-mail : info@vestax.com www.vestax.com VESTAX Europe Ltd. Unit 5, Riverwey Industrial Park Alton, Hampshire GU 34 2QL, England. Phone : (0)1420-83000 Fax : (0)1420-80040...
  • Page 2 CONGRATULATION Thank you for purchasing the Vestax PDX-2000MkII/MkII Pro, Professional Direct Drive Turntable. Please read this owner's manual carefully, so that you will fully understand all of the special features and enjoy the full use of this product. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN...

  • Page 3: Important Safegurds

    IMPORTANT SAFEGURDS READ BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and safety standards. There are, however, some installation and operation precautions which you should be particularly aware of. 1. Read instructions-All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated.
  • Page 4 New designed A. S. T. S (Anti Skipping Tone Arm System) and TH (tracing hold) balance TONE-ARM system protect skipping performance in hard scratching. And this TONE-ARM provide adjustment mechanism of tone arm height which Vestax Turn table series have generally.

  • Page 5: Anti Skipping Tone-Arm System)

    The result of this laborious task has enhanced the turntables potential immensely and is now incorporated into all Vestax professional level turntables.

  • Page 6: Before Use

    PARTS Front Turntable Platter(Option 2 ) Center Spindle PDX-2000MkII Power Switch EP Adapter Holder Slip Mat(Option 3 ) START/STOP Button Speed Select Button Detachable Stylus Illumination Jack Reverse Switch Quartz Lock Button Rear PDX-2000MkII PDX-2000MkII Pro Output Jack BEFORE USE Parts and accessories Before use, please check that you have all parts.

  • Page 7: Assembly And Set-Up

    ASSEMBLY AND SET-UP Turntable Assembly q Place the platter on the center spindle. The platter will adjust itself to best fit over the spindle. w Adjust the positioning of the platter so that the screw holes line up perfectly. e Screw and tighten accordingly. r Place the slip mat on the platter.

  • Page 8: Installation And Connection

    e The overhang of your cartridge needs to be adjusted to best suit the A.S.T.S tone arm. For best tracking and stylus pressure a distance of 50mm (as shown) should be set. To avoid premature damage to the stylus take care to avoid touching it during any adjustment(s).
  • Page 9 Connecting Phono terminal With the RCA cable (accessory 7) and the GND cable (accessory 8), connect the output terminals and the GND terminal on the PDX-2300 rear panel, and the phono input terminals to the respective terminals on your amplifier/mixer. Example PDX-2000MkII / MkII Pro SERIAL NO.
  • Page 10 Adjustment of Stylus Puressure q Hold the balance weight with one hand as shown in the drawing, and rotate only counter ring to bring the numeral "0" of the ring into alignment with the center line on the tone-arm rear shaft. In case the balance weight moved, do the adjustment of horizontal zero balance again.

  • Page 11: Operation

    OPERATION q Place a record on the slip mat. w Switch on the unit using the Power on/off switch located on the rear panel. e Remove the stylus protector if applicable. r Start the platter spinning with the START/STOP button. t Position the tone arm over the record and gently lower to begin playback.
  • Page 12 Adjustment of Quartz Locked Control and Pitch q When the indicator lamp is lit showing the operating condition for the pre-determined speed (33-1/ or 45 rpm). w During the operation of pre-determined speed, Pitch control fader can not be functioned. And once press the quartz control button, the indicator lamp is put out the speed can be adjusted pitch control fader.

  • Page 13: Start Speed

    Start Speed You can adjust the starting speed of the platter by adjusting the SPEED ADJUSTMENT 'START' dial. A clockwise rotation slows down the starting speed whilst an anti clockwise rotation will speed it up. At its maximum setting after pressing the START button, the PDX-2000MkII/MkIIPro has an amazingly quick start up (to full speed) of around 0.5 seconds.

  • Page 14: Specification

    SPECIFICATION TURNTABLE MOTOR STARTING UP TIME STARTING TORQUE BRAKING SYSTEM RAMBLE (S/N RATIO) SPEED FINE PITCH ULTRA PITCH WOW & FLUTTER TYPE BALANCE TONE-ARM HEIGHT STYLUS PRESSURE LIGHT (OPTIONAL) SPEED LOCK REMOTE DIMENSION WEIGHT POWER DIRECT DRIVE QUARTZ 0.5sec (33 1/3rpm) 70° 2.7kg・cm ELECTRONIC BRAKE 78dB (IEC 98 WTD)

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