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- Page 1 VPI Prime 21 Turntable Manual Setup and Instruction Manual VPI Industries, Inc., 77 Cliffwood Ave. #5D, Cliffwood, NJ 07721 http://www.vpiindustries.com...
- Page 2 Prime 21 Turntable Packing List Serial #: ________________ Prime 21 Chassis Stainless Steel/Delrin Clamp Stylus Force Gauge / Azimuth Rod Kit Motor Assembly Finger Lift Counter Weight Flash Drive Drive Belt Power Cord (Market specific) Alignment Jig Platter 3D Tonearm...
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Page 3: Important: Read Before Proceeding
▪ The Prime 21 must be placed on a flat, level surface. This will make setup easy, provide better sound quality, and put less strain on the main bearing. Safety Instructions Follow the instructions below to reduce risk of electrical hazard or injury. -
Page 4: Unpacking The Box
• the platter. If it is not level, rotate the feet up or down. If there is a need to turn the Prime 21 feet more than three full turns, level the shelf or platform the table sits on first. -
Page 5: Installing And Aligning The Cartridge
The Prime 21 comes with 4 HW-40 Isolation feet that can be easily adjusted by turning • clockwise to raise or counter-clockwise to lower the height of your turntable. Installing and Aligning the Cartridge For cartridges with threaded mounting holes, use the screws supplied by the cartridge •... - Page 6 Swing the tonearm over the jig so the stylus is as close as possible to the dot in the centre of • the grid. Set the counterweight for enough downward force to keep the stylus from moving when resting on the jig. •...
- Page 7 VIEW OF CONICAL AND LINE CONTACT STYLI AND WHY ALIGNMENT MATTERS MORE WITH THE LINE CONTACT. CONICAL LINE CONTACT...
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Page 8: Setting The Tracking Force And Tonearm Height
Setting the Tracking Force and Tonearm Height Tracking force is adjusted by turning the adjustment knob left or right to move the counter weight. If your cartridge is overly heavy and the counterweight is all the way back, you can order a heavier weight from your dealer. -
Page 9: Setting The Azimuth
Pivot to spindle: 258 - mm Effective length: 273.4 - mm Overhang: 15.4 - mm Offset angle: 19.98 - degrees Average RMS distortion: 0.31% Setting the Azimuth Using the supplied aluminium rod placed into the groove behind the mounting screws on the •... - Page 10 It should look like this Setting the Anti-Skating – Two Solutions • VPI does not support the need to have anti-skate but does respect the customer’s interest in having it enabled. Therefore, we provide a mechanism for anti-skate and the option of engaging...
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Page 11: Playing Records
The motor will make some low-level noise. This will not get into the system. The motor and • bearings will become quieter as you use your Prime 21. Place the motor on a mouse pad for better isolation if this bothers you. -
Page 12: Additional Items Available From Your Dealer
You can experiment with mats but you need to adjust the VTA setting when doing this. • Additional Items Available from Your Dealer Prime 21 Plus which would include the VPI Weis Line by Nordost and Shyla MC Cartridge • VPI Analog Drive System •... - Page 13 into the habit of muting (the preferred method as you should really do that) or you can experiment with capacitors across the on-off switch. We supply the table with a .001 microfarad cap, you can change it to a .01 microfarad cap and it may eliminate to lower the problem to a tolerable level.
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Page 14: United States Only
(3) years from the date of purchase by the original retail purchaser. VPI’s sole obligation under this warranty is limited to the repair or replacement, at VPI’s option, of any part(s) found to be defective. VPI’s obligation to repair or replace defective parts is the purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy, and VPI shall not be liable for any direct or indirect injury and/or property damage arising out of the use of the product or defect in or failure of the product.
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