Mounting The Head Shell; Mounting The Dust Cover; Adjustments; Adjusting The Height Of The Insulators - Denon DP-A100 Owner's Manual

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Mounting the head shell

To protect the stylus tip, attach the stylus cover to the cartridge.
1
Insert the head shell to the end of a tone arm with the
guide pin facing upward.
2
Turn the lock nut in the direction of the arrow to
secure the head shell.
Guide pin

Mounting the dust cover

Dust cover
Hinge
R
L
PHONO OUT
GND
Mount the hinge retainer section of the dust cover onto
the hinges.
• Insert fully in the direction of the arrow.
• When removing the dust cover, open the dust cover fully then pull
out in the direction opposite the arrow.
• Hold the dust cover near the hinge retainer sections when mounting
and removing it.
• Use the included gloves when mounting and removing the dust
cover.
5
Assembly

Adjustments

Turn the power off when making the adjustments.
Lock nut
POWER
Hinge retainer
section
AC IN

Adjusting the height of the insulators

Turn the insulators to adjust their height so that the
turntable is placed level.
Turning an insulator foot clockwise increases height, and turning it
counterclockwise decreases it.
Using a commercial level allows more accurate adjustment.
START/STOP
Tone arm
Turntable
Insulator
SPEED
Turntable sheet
Head shell
Counterweight
Stylus pressure adjustment ring
Arm height lock knob
ANTI-SKATING
knob
Arm height adjustment ring
Lifter lever
Armrest

Adjusting the height of the tone arm

This adjustment is for the stylus tip of the cartridge so that it will trace
the groove of a record correctly. Adjust the height of the tone arm
so that it will be parallel to the record when the stylus is placed on a
record.
Adjust it for the cartridge or head shell to be used.
When the included head shell and cartridge are to be used, adjust
the arm height adjustment ring to "0".
1
Place the stylus tip on a record, and check that the
tone arm is parallel to the record.
If it is not parallel, perform steps 2 to 5.
2
Return the tone arm to the armrest.
3
Turn the arm height fix knob fully counterclockwise.
The lock of the arm height adjustment ring is released.
4
Turn the arm height adjustment ring so that the tone
arm will be parallel to the record.
Parallel
5
Turn the arm height fix knob fully clockwise.
The arm height adjustment ring is fixed.
The tone arm will not be parallel to the record with some cartridges.
For such a cartridge, insert the included cartridge spacer between the
head shell and cartridge, then adjust the height so that the tone arm
will be parallel to the record.
Arm height
adjustment ring

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