Fitting The Counterweight, Checking The Tone Arm Settings - T+A R Series User Manual

Tone arm information
Setting the tracking force
Fitting the counterweight,
checking the tone arm settings
The tone arm is a precision instrument which has been manufactured and
adjusted to the highest standards of precision. Please handle all of the tone
arm's parts with extreme care to ensure that you can exploit its superb tracking
performance to the full. If you observe the following advice, the tone arm will
prove to be a reliable product which will provide you with musical enjoyment of
the highest level for many years, combined with simple handling.
Settings of the Clearaudio tone arm
If your G 2000 R is a model which is supplied without the optional pick-up cart-
ridge, please install your pick-up at this point, and set it up as described in the
chapter "Installing and aligning a pick-up cartridge".
If your G 2000 R is a model which is supplied complete with factory-fitted pick-
up cartridge, the system is already correctly adjusted and perfectly aligned.
The machine is supplied with the tone arm counterweight () separate from
the tone arm; this is necessary in order to avoid damage to the delicate tone
arm bearings. You will find the counterweight in the accessory pack; it must be
installed and adjusted before the turntable can be used: screw the
counterweight onto the rear section of the tone arm.

When mounting the counterweight () always to keep the tonearm (). Never
hold the bearing housing (), because it may cause damage to the bearings.

 If the front end of the arm now hangs down, please screw the counterweight
further back; this causes the front end of the tone arm to rise. If the front end of
the arm rises, move the counterweight further forward. In this way you can
adjust the counterweight's position until the tone arm "hovers" by itself just
above the level of the platter surface, moving neither up nor down.
Now you can set the tracking force recommended by the manufacturer of your
pick-up system by rotating the counterweight () in the direction of the pick-up
cartridge. A full rotation corresponds to 0,5 gram tracking force.


For setting the tracking force very exactly, we recommend the use of a tone
arm balance.

For models with an installed  MC 2 the recommended tracking force is 2,0
gram. This corresponds to four turns of the counterweight.

In most cases it is advisable to set the tracking force towards the top limit of the
range stated by the pick-up manufacturer.
1
Counterweight
2
Anti-skating
screw
3
Tone arm lift
lever
4
Tone arm
5
Bearing
housing
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