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Panasonic Technics SL-1800 Operating Instructions Manual page 3

Direct drive turntable system
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@Apply two or three drops of oil to the motor shatt using the
furnished oil container. (See Fig. 4)
Although the unit has been lubricated before shipping from the
factory. apply a few drops of oil to the motor shaft for assur-
ance. After that, application of two or three drops of oil once
'every 2000 hours' operation or so is sulticient. The time in-
terval is much longer than that of conventional type motors (200-
'500 hours), so do not apply too much oil, nor more frequently
than necessary. Never use any other type of oil
installation of the turntable platter.
1, Place the turntable platter on the motor shaft (centre spindle)
2. Place the turntable mat on the platter
Note:
1) The rotor is connected to the reverse surtace of the turn-
table platter. (The magnet of the motor is attached to the
turntable platter ) To maintain optimum pertormance as
specitied, extra care should be taken to prevent adhesion
fof dust of iron filings to the magnet and not to damage the
magnet by dropping it
Do not remove the three screws for securing the magnet.
(See Fig. 5)
Should the position of the fixed magnet be altered by
loosening the securing screws, the rated performance of
the unit can not be guaranteed.
lation of the cartridge (optional).
1. Connect the lead wires to the cartridge terminals,
White (L +)
Left channel +
Blue (L ~)
Lett channel ~
Red (R +)
Right channel +
Green (R -)
Right channel —
2. Install the cartridge to the spacer, and tighten it with screws.
provided with the cartridge. (See Fig. 6)
3. Insert the head shell into the gauge. (See Fig. 7)
4. Loosen overhang adjustment screw and move the cartridge
forward or backward until the stylus tip lines up with the edge
of the gauge.
5. Tighten adjustment screw without moving the cartridge.
Note:
1) Your cartridge is now adjustec for lowest tracking error
and minimum distortion.
2) This gauge is exclusively designed for this tonearm,
'Overhang adjustment screw g
Washer
Head shell
Nut
.
Terminal
a
"e
| =
a
|
ng adjustment screw
Overhang gauge
rio 7]
Insert the plug portion of the head shell into the front end of
t h e tubular arm, and turn the locking nut clockwise (in the
Girection shown by the arrow A"), with the head shell held
horizontally to secure firmly.
Locking nut
Head shel
Adjustments of the horizont
pressure.
1. Insert the balance weight onto the rear shatt of the tonearm
(See Figs. 9 and 10)
2. Remove the stylus cover. it your cartridge has one,
3. Release
the arm clamp (Fig. 9) and lift the tonearm trom
the arm rest to tree the tonearm,

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