Vestax PDX-2300 Owner's Manual

Vestax PDX-2300 Owner's Manual

Professional direct drive turntable

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PROFESSIONAL DIRECT DRIVE TURNTABLE
OWNER'S MANUAL
VESTAX CORPORATION
1-18-16 Wakabayashi, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154-0023 Japan
Phone : 03-3412-7011 Fax : 03-3412-7013
E-mail : info@vestax.com
www.vestax.com
VESTAX Europe Ltd.
Unit 5, Riverwey Industrial Park
Alton, Hampshire GU 34 2QL, England.
Phone : (0)1420-83000 Fax : (0)1420-80040
www.vestax.co.uk

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  • Page 1 PROFESSIONAL DIRECT DRIVE TURNTABLE OWNER'S MANUAL VESTAX CORPORATION 1-18-16 Wakabayashi, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154-0023 Japan Phone : 03-3412-7011 Fax : 03-3412-7013 E-mail : info@vestax.com www.vestax.com VESTAX Europe Ltd. Unit 5, Riverwey Industrial Park Alton, Hampshire GU 34 2QL, England. Phone : (0)1420-83000 Fax : (0)1420-80040...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CONGRATULATION Thank you for purchasing the Vestax PDX-2300, Professional Direct Drive Turntable. Please read this owner's manual carefully, so that you will fully understand all of the special features and enjoy the full use of this product. FEATURES ...3 NOTES...3 A.S.T.S...
  • Page 3 IMPORTANT SAFEGURDS READ BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and safety standards. There are, however, some installation and operation precautions which you should be particularly aware of. 1. Read instructions-All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated.
  • Page 4: Features

    • Reverse play is possible with the quick easy one touch reverse play button. • The futuristic body design of the PDX-2000 and PDX-2300 is made of a super high density moulded plastic that provides not only the best possible acoustic sounds but also reduces feedback.
  • Page 5: Anti Skipping Tone-Arm System)

    The result of this laborious task has enhanced the turntables potential immensely and is now incorporated into all Vestax professional level turntables.
  • Page 6: Parts

    PARTS Front Turntable Platter(Option 2 ) Center Spindle Power Switch EP Adapter Holder Slip Mat(Option 3 ) START/STOP Button Speed Select Button Rear Remote-control Jack Output Jack BEFORE USE Parts and accessories Before use, please check that you have all parts. q Main unit w Platter e Split mat...
  • Page 7: Assembly And Set-Up

    ASSEMBLY AND SET-UP Turntable Assembly q Place the platter on the center spindle. The platter will adjust itself to best fit over the spindle. w Adjust the positioning of the platter so that the screw holes line up perfectly. e Screw and tighten accordingly. r Place the slip mat on the platter.
  • Page 8 Cartridge Installation q Make sure that you follow the instructions included with your cartridge. w Connect the lead wires to the respective terminals. Industry standard cartridges come with color-coded wires. Make sure that you match these colors correctly. R e d (R+) Right Channel+ Green (R-) White (L-)
  • Page 9: Installation And Connection

    Connecting Phono terminal With the RCA cable (accessory 7) and the GND cable (accessory 8), connect the output terminals and the GND terminal on the PDX-2300 rear panel, and the phono input terminals to the respective terminals on your amplifier/mixer. Example PDX-2300 SERIAL NO.
  • Page 10: Adjustment ( S )

    ADJUSTMENT ( S ) Adjustment of Horizontal Zero Balance q Carefully release the tone arm from the tone arm clamp. w Turn the balance weight clockwise or anti-clockwise until balanced horizontally. NOTE When adjusting the horizontal balance, take care not to touch the stylus.
  • Page 11: Operation

    A detachable stylus light is available for this unit as an optional extra. Remote Control The START/STOP functions of the PDX-2300 can be controlled externally with equipment such as a foot switch peddle. An input jack is provided for this remote control on the rear panel of this unit.
  • Page 12 FINE PITCH CONTROL The PDX-2300 has two pitch control faders. The larger, 100mm fader control is for fine pitch adjustment. With the fine pitch fader you are able to make accurate adjustments up to +/- 10%.
  • Page 13: Reverse Play

    Again, the powerful motor (and therefore platter speed) of the PDX-2300 is far beyond that of its closest competitor. Reverse Play When pushed, this button will instantly reverse the playing direction of the platter.
  • Page 14: Specification

    SPECIFICATION TURNTABLE MOTOR START UP TIME STARTING TORQUE BRAKING SYSTEM RAMBLE( S/N RATIO ) SPEED FINE PITCH ULTRA PITCH PITCH BEND WOW & FLUTTER TYPE BALANCE TONE-ARM HEIGHT STYLUS PRESSURE LIGHT( OPTIONAL ) REMOTE DIMENSION WEIGHT POWER DIRECT DRIVE 0.5sec( 33 1/3 rpm ) 70° 2.7 kg・cm ELECTRONIC BRAKE 78dB(...

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