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Dual 1215 Operating Instructions Manual page 9

Hi-fi automatic turntable

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Operating instructions
O
Pitch-control
knob
@
Speed
selector
@
Single-play
sPindle
@
Tonearm
lift
and
lock
@
Cartridge holder
@
Tonearm
rest
@
Tonearm
cue-control height adiustment
@
Stylus force adiustment
O
Tonearmcounterbalance
@
Cue-control
@
Tonearm
lock
@
Tonearm
set-down adjustment
@
Record
size selector
@
Multiple-playspindle
@
Operating switch
@
Chassis hold-down screws
(for transport)
@
Adapter
for
large-hole records
@
Multiple-play spindle
for
large-hole
records (special accessory)
Operation in single-play
mode
lnsert
the short,
single-play spindle
(and,
for 45
rpm records,
the
center-hole
adap-
ter), then place
the
desired record on
the
platter.
Fig.6
Select the
appropriate
turntable
speed
@,
set the
record size seleötor
to 7",
10"
or
12",
depending
on the
size
of
the
record
you want
to
play, and
unlock
the
tonearm
(Fis.
7)
Now
the unit
is
ready
to
play.
The
smoothly functioning
operating
con-
trols
select
the
correct function
for
auto-
matic single-play
or
record-changing ope-
ratio
n.
Fig.
7
l.
Automatic start
Push
the
operating switch
to
"start".
The
motor
will
start, the tonearm
will
rise,
move
to
the
record,
then
descend
onto
the
re-
cord. The slow
descent
rate
of
the
cue-
control functions
automatically.
Fig.
B
2.
Automatic start with cue-control
First
move
the
cue-control
lever
to l
then push
the
operating switch
to
"start".
The tonearrn
will
descend
very slowly
and
land
on
the
record without
jarring
in
the
slightest, controlled
by
the silicone
damping
of
the cue-control
system.
3.
Manual start
Place
the
tonearm
on
the
record
by
hand
(As you
move
the
tonearm
from the
rest
post
toward
the
record,
the
platter
will
begin
to
rotate).
4.
Manual start with cue-control
a) Move
the
cue-control
iever
to
posi-
tion
V
b)
M&e the
tonearm
by
hand over
the
desired spot on the
record.
c)
Lightly
tap the
lever back
to I
.
(The
tonearm
will
descend).
5.
To
repeat
a
record
Push
the operating switch
to
"start".
6.
To
interrupt
play
Move the cue-control lever to
V
7.
To resume play where
it
was interrupted
Move
the cue-control lever
to I
. (A
light
tap
will
do). The tonearm
will
descend
and
repeat a
few
grooves.
B.
To stop
Move
the
operating switch
to
"stop".
The
tonearm
will
return
to its rest
and
the
motor
will
shut
off.
Note:
After
a single record
has played, or
after the last record in a
stack has
played,
the
tonearm
will
return
automatically
to
its
rest
and the motor
will
shut
off.
lt
is
advis-
able then
to
lock
the
tonearm
on
its
rest
(Fis
7)
Operation in multi-play
mode
Insert either
the
conventional
changer
(long) spindle
or the
special
one
for
large-hole,
45
rpm records*,
so
that
the
key slips into
the
corresponding
slot
in
the
shaft. Lock
the
spindle
in
place
by
pressing down
on
it
as
you turn
it
to
the
right, until
it
stops.
Fig
10
Stack up
to
six
records
of
the
same
size
and speed on
the
multiple-play spindle
or
the
special one
for
large-hole
45
rpm
records.
Fig.
9

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