Performance SE User manual Made in Germany clearaudio electronic Hi-Fi Components GmbH Spardorfer Str. 150 D-91054 Erlangen Tel. +49(0) 1805/059595 FAX +49(0) 09131/51683 www.clearaudio.de www.analogshop.de info@clearaudio.de /clearaudio copyright 2012 Version-1.2_02-28-12_E...
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, a world class product of clearaudio electronic GmbH. The special resonance-optimised construction, the external motor-unit and the patented clearaudio - CMB-bearing-technology guarantees absolute speed stability, pure pleasure in listening and reproduction in accordance to the original. Thank you very much for your confidence.
6-cut pulley for 230V motor or 2-cut Top of the CMB - bearing pulley for 110 V motor, incl. fixing screws Motor stand, made out of stainless Motor-unit with attached power cord steel Page 5 clearaudio electronic GmbH 2012...
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Smart Stylus Gauge Optional: Maestro MM pick-up (without cartridge) 2 Silent belts 2mm (1 for replacement) Pair of white gloves Allen wrench size 3 Screwdriver ( for fixing the pulley ) Warranty-certificate ( card ) Page 6 clearaudio electronic GmbH 2012...
Please follow the description step by step: Performance SE requires a space of at least 16,54 inch x 12,99 inch for positioning. 12,99 inch / 33 cm 16,54 inch / 42 cm Picture 1: Setting up space Page 7 clearaudio electronic GmbH 2012...
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User manual Place the pre-mounted chassis on your hifi-rack or another suitable base. Picture 2: Performance SE chassis Please remove the protective seal from the bearing shaft and place two drops of the synthetic bearing oil on the ceramic bearing shaft. Slip the bearing top onto the bearing shaft of the turntable (please remove the safety strip first).
Pass the cables of the satisfy-tonearm carefully through the tonearm base. Please make sure that the cables will not damaged or bent too much. Picture 6: Passing the Satisfy – tonearm through the tonearm base Page 9 clearaudio electronic GmbH 2012...
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Colour code key of the satisfy-tonearm cables: Left channel (L+) → white Left channel (L -) → blue Right channel (R+) → Right channel (R -) → green Page 10 clearaudio electronic GmbH 2012...
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Please place the Smart Stylus gauge on the platter and put the cartridge on the fine line which is marked with the recommend tracking force for your cartridge (e.g. clearaudio MM cartridge 20 mN (2,0 gram)).
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Top view When the screws are tightened the satisfy-tone arm should Performance SE be installed on your as shown in the top view picture. Picture 11: Exact position of the Satisfy-tonearm Page 12 clearaudio electronic GmbH 2012...
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The arrow must point to the centre of the rotation axle of the tonearm. Picture 12: Cartridge alignment gauge Position the pick-up/cartridge in the aligning area of the template marked by a pattern of lines. Picture 13: Adjustment of cartridge Picture 14: Adjustment of cartridge Page 13 clearaudio electronic GmbH 2012...
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Picture 15: Detail view of cartridge adjustment TIP: For even better and more easy adjustment of the pick-up/cartridge and tonearm we recommend the clearaudio installation gauge (Art.-Nr. AC 005) . The following adjustment is very important: Performance SE Please make sure that your turntable is in a leveled position by using the level- gauge.
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Place the motor into the cut out on the left of chassis. Picture 19: Positioning the motor- unit into the stainless steel motor stand Picture 20: Positioning of the motor-unit Page 15 clearaudio electronic GmbH 2012...
Picture 25: Antiskating The tonearm is adjusted now. Connect the power cord of the motor platter to the power supply. Place a record on the turntable and fix it with the clearaudio clever clamp (enclosed). Performance SE Your -turntable is completely set up and ready to play.
Performance SE User manual 7. Service If any service or repair on all clearaudio products is necessary, please contact your dealer / distributor or contact clearaudio directly. We can inform you as well about your nearest service location. Transportation advice:...
Any damages should only be repaired only by authorized personal. A damaged power cord must be exchanged immediately! To achieve the full clearaudio warranty, it is necessary that you fill out and send the corresponding part of the warranty registration certificate /card back to clearaudio, within two weeks after purchase.
16,54 x 12,99 x 5,12 Warranty*: 5* years * Only if the warranty card is filled out correctly and sent back in time to clearaudio within 14 days. Clearaudio electronic is not responsible for typographical errors in descriptions. Technical specifications subject to change or improvement without prior notice.
RETAIN YOUR PURCHASE RECEIPT Your purchase receipt is your permanent record of a valuable purchase. It should be kept in a safe place to be referred to as necessary for insurance purposes or when corresponding with clearaudio. IMPORTANT When seeking warranty service, it is the responsibility of the consumer to establish proof and date of purchase. Your purchase receipt or invoice is adequate for such proof.
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