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Sovereign Mk4-2 Owner's Manual

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Sovereign Mk4-2
IMPORTANT NOTES
Never remove the silver strip on underside
of platter.
Motor Pod blue light under platter must
come on when platter is driven. If not
reposition motor pod or raise deck till it
does.
Never stretch the belt further than the pulley. If
you overstretch the belt you can damage
resulting in future breakage. Never
joint
attempt to test the strength of the joint by
pulling it on either side.
PLATTER
MOTOR POD
Photo is Sovereign version with sub-chassis for 12 inch tonearm
Owner Manual
the
Standard Sovereign has shorter sub-chassis
It cannot be overstated
that it is VERY important
to read these instructions
or the speed control may
not function accurately.
ARMBOARD
PLINTH
SUB-CHASSIS

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  • Page 1 Never joint attempt to test the strength of the joint by pulling it on either side. PLATTER ARMBOARD MOTOR POD SUB-CHASSIS PLINTH Photo is Sovereign version with sub-chassis for 12 inch tonearm Standard Sovereign has shorter sub-chassis...

  • Page 2: Setup And Operation

    Parts list Introduction Congratulations and thank you for choosing an Origin Plinth & Sub-chassis - including 1 cable clip with nut  Live turntable. This should give many years of & bolt. enjoyment, reliability and low maintenance. Bag of parts ...
  • Page 3 movement in rotation. Small low frequency deviations of Fit spindle this nature are insignificant to performance. Oil the bearing All platters are rigorously checked for level spinning up to 45rpm - if you notice significant platter flutter once Run approximately 17 drops of the oil supplied into the the belt is fitted, then remove the platter and clean taper top of the bearing house.
  • Page 4 Take bubble gauge readings from at least 4 different Set Plinth Height positions (suggest within quadrants). Level the deck to achieve the best average readings for the bubble gauge at all points. Position motor pod & fit belt for setting Power up plinth height Plug the motor pod into a mains socket.
  • Page 5 Final positioning of motor pod The sensor reads the silver strip on the underside of the platter (see below). This strip must never be removed or the speed will not be correct. To set correct belt tension finally, lift the belt off the pulley and let it lose it’s tension almost completely There are 2 blue LEDs which can light up (the other 2 whilst still holding it gently - With no tension...

  • Page 6: Operating The Strobe

    positioned correctly. strobe disc. Read the speed as described in next sub- heading until marks on the ring concerned appear Once the Blue light is functioning correctly, it’s stationary. It sometimes helps to stare the strobe but important to raise the plinth at least another 0.5mm to focus your eyes on infinity.

  • Page 7: Maintaining Your Deck

    Scratch removal adjustment and can be fitted directly to the arm board as illustrated below. If minor abrasions occur on the surface, you can remove them using a proper plastic scratch remover polish such as “Xerapol” by E.V.I of Germany or “Plastic Clean & If you have an older Origin Live or Rega tone-arm which Shine by Novus inc of USA.
  • Page 8 Alternative Mats? Many of the mats on the market have been tried on our platters and do not work better than our own award win- ning mat (supplied with this deck) so we recommend saving yourself the expense of trying them.

  • Page 9: Packing Instructions

    PACKING INSTRUCTIONS 1st BOX FOR SOVEREIGN PACKING 40mm layer of foam - 30mm Layer of Foam. Sub-chassis upside-down 40mm Layer of Foam 30mm Layer of Foam Add platter with platter mat right way up Add Motor pod in cardboard sleeve to protect motor from end force.
  • Page 10 Box Number 2 (Shallow) Packing Instructions for Plinth Plinth must be packed separately from Sub-chassis as shown in assembly instructions 30mm Foam base - Add Plinth – then 30mm Foam piece on Top...
  • Page 11 Assembly of Sovereign sub-chassis to plinth The assembly video is easiest to follow and can be found on our web site – see “support” top navigation bar then >Owner Manuals > turntables > scroll down the page. The Sub-chassis of the deck is not assembled prior to transit to prevent potential distortion that can occur when it is rigidly attached to the plinth.
  • Page 12 Ensure that the pivot spacer is in position and and then place the sub-chassis over the pivot bolt and ant-rotate stud. These 2 bolts locate the sub-chassis in position. The pivot bolt clamps it and the anti-rotate bolt (loose fit in plinth hole) restrains the whole sub-chassis from rotating out of position.The small hole in the plinth for the anti-rotate bolt is shown in the above illustration.

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