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Assembly And Set-Up - Vestax PDX-a1 Owner's Manual

Vestax turntable manual pdx-a1

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ASSEMBLY
AND SET-UP
Installation
of Turntable
Flatter
1. By placing the turntable
platter on the center
spxndle, the platter adjusts to match the spindle by
itself
2. Place the slip mat on the platter.
3. Extra care should be taken to avoid damaging
magnet
by dropping
it.
Installation
of Balance Weght
Place
tlrw bdww
weight
on the rear
shaft of the
tonearm
(see fig. 1)
winding
the balance
weight clockwise.
Installation
of Cartridge
In accordance
with the instructions
of the cartridge,
m&all a cartridge
properly.
In caee the cartridge
weight is less than 8g, it is
necessary
to fix the attached
shell weight
on the
cartridge.
Connect
the lead wires to the cartridge
terminals
The terminals
of rnoet cartridges
are color corded'
Connect each lead wire to the terminal
of the same
color.
Red
(R+)
Green
CR-)
.*...*e*** *-Right Channel
t
***m.*-*-sowRight Channel
-
m,.*.*m*.*e*Left
Channel
+
be..*..***a*Left Channel
-
LEAD wmd
NUT,
Adjustment
of Overhang
Use a rule, etc. to carry out correct adjustment,
As shown in the illustration,
overhang
indicates
the
distance
from the stylue
tip to the center
of the
turntable
spindle
when the stylus
tip falls on the
extension
of e straight
line from
the pivot of the
tonearm
to the center of the spindle.
If the overhang
adjustment
ls not properly
made, the stylus
be able to trace the record grooves correctly.
will not
1. Loosen the two cartridge
mounting
screws.
2. Position
the tonearm
over the spindle.
3. Slide, the cartridge
forward or backward
until the
position of the stylus tip corresponds
to the
specified distance from the center of spindle (see
illustration).
4. After, obtaining
correct overhang,
cartrIdge mounting
8~2-9~~
firmly.
tighten the two
Note : Be shure not to touch stylus during adjustment
with finger.
Adjustment
of Horizontal
Zero Balance
1. Release the tonearm
from the armrest
to free.
Note 1 Be careful not to touch your hger
to the
stylus tip.
2. Turn the balance weight clockwise or counter
clockwise until the tone arm is balanced
horizontally.
3. (see fig. 4)
aExcessive
backward
retreatment
of the
balance weight causes the cartridge
side
to be r&d
b-The balance weight and cartridge
are
balanced,
the tonearm
is held horizontal.
c.Excessive forward
advancement
of the
a
balance
weight causes the cartridge
side
to be lowered.
4. Return the tonearm
to the armrest.
4)
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