Pioneer PL-51 Operating Instructions Manual page 8

PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS
FUNCTION LEVER
This three-stage lever turns the motor on and off, and
raises and lowers the tonearm (Fig. 18).
@OFF Position
Shuts off power to the motor, stopping platter rotation.
@ON-UP Position
Switched from OFF this position causes the platter to
begin moving. Switched from DOWN it raises the tonearm
so that the stylus leaves the record surface smoothly.
eDOWN Position
When you are ready to begin record play move the lever
to this position and stylus will lower gently onto the
record.
ARM
ROWER / ELEVATION
PIONEER
DIRECT DRIVE
TURNTABLE
STROBOSCOPE
The proper part of the stroboscope band to read depends
upon the power source and record speed as shown below
(Fig. 19).
Fig. 19
ARM REST
The tonearm should be on the arm rest whenever the
turntable is not in use. If the unit is to be moved or
transported, first secure the tonearm to the arm rest with
the built-in clamp (Fig. 20).
33-1/3 RPM BUTTON
Push this button for playing a 33-1/3 rpm speed record (Fig. 21).
45 RPM BUTTON
Push this button for playing a 45 rpm speed record (Fig. 21).
SPEED SELECT
33 - 1 33-1/3 RPM
45 45 RPM
Fig. 21