Tonearm Setup - ION LP DOCK Quick Start Manual

TONEARM SETUP

1. Begin by rotating
counterweight
clockwise until it is in the
complete forward position
(NOTE: this is also the
maximum amount
pressure that
applied to the cartridge.)
2. Now there should be a
feeling of weight
resistance when the head
shell is raised
lowered. Begin
the counterweight
clockwise (away from the pivot point) until the weight and resistance feeling is gone. If
done properly, the tone arm will pivot with very little resistance back and forth indicating
that there is exactly 0 grams of stylus pressure.
3. With the counterweight in its new position further away from tone arm pivot point, grasp
the scale ring of the counter weight and rotate it until "0" is in the vertical position.
4. Finally, rotate the counterweight (and scale ring) counter-clockwise (towards the pivot
point) until the desired amount of weight is reached. If the scale rotates 360 degrees
beyond the zero point, the new scale ring reading should be added to 3.5.
*The included head shell and cartridge assembly requires a minimum of 3 grams and no
more than 5 grams for optimum performance.
Setting the Anti-Skate Adjustment
In most cases, the Anti-Skate should be set to its minimum setting. Anti-Skate compensates for
inward tracking forces that occur with certain cartridges when the stylus nears the center of the
record. If the turntable is experiencing excessive skipping while nearing the center spindle, try
increasing the Anti-Skate in the increments indicated on the dial. Start by adding an increment
of 1, test its performance, then increase it more, and so on.
IMPORTANT
Make sure that the felt slipmat is always placed on top of the platter while using the turntable.
Failure to use the slipmat may cause damage to your media as well as damage to the turntable.
Remove the plastic cartridge cover (needle cover) before operating the turntable.
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counter-
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can be
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