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- Page 1 Scout 2/JMW-9T Turntable Setup and Instruction Manual VPI Industries, Inc., 77 Cliffwood Ave. #3B, Cliffwood, NJ 07721 Phone: 732-583-6895, Email: Sales@vpiindustries.com http://www.vpiindustries.com...
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Page 2: Safety Instructions
Important: Read Before Proceeding! Read and follow the Safety Instructions below. Save all packing materials. The Scout 2 should only be moved or shipped in its original packaging to reduce the risk of damage in transit. The Scout 2 must be placed on a flat, level surface. This will make setup easy, provide better sound quality, and put less strain on the main bearing. - Page 3 Platter run out +/- .001 inch. Product Specifications 600 RPM AC synchronous drive motor. Drive belt custom-made for VPI. Aluminum cone feet with stainless steel ball bearings on the bottoms. Solid aluminum platter with bronze bushings and Peek thrust surface.
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Page 4: Unpacking The Box
The center groove in each diameter is the correct speed. To determine the precise speed, use a strobe disc. The VPI Synchronous Drive System speed controller provides the ultimate speed accuracy and best sound. Check with... -
Page 5: Cartridge Mounting
7. Verify the turntable is level by using a 9- or 12-inch bubble level front-to-back and side-to- side on the platter. If it is not level, rotate the aluminum cone feet up or down. If you must turn the Scout feet more than three full turns, level the shelf or platform the table sits on first. A. - Page 6 B. OVERHANG ADJUSTMENT: This adjustment will yield the lowest distortion in the last third of the record, the hardest to track, when playing a typical 12" record. Do not go crazy over this adjustment. You do not know if the stylus is aligned properly on the cantilever. You are also facing a constantly moving target when playing a record.
- Page 7 Double check the adjustments made above. The cartridge needs to be both centered and "square" between the gird lines and have the stylus resting on the dot. Place the arm back in its rest. Without letting the cartridge move, tighten the screws holding the cartridge to the arm head. Make it tight, but don't over do it and strip the threads or distort the cartridge body.
- Page 8 The JMW-9T does not have a built-in tracking force gauge, but a Shure Stylus Force Gauge is supplied with your arm on a new unit. Following the gauge instructions set the tracking force to the cartridge manufacturer recommendation plus 1/10 of a gram more. We always recommend going to the high side when it comes to tracking force.
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Page 9: Anti-Skating
D. ANTI-SKATING: Anti-skating is one of the least understood forces acting on a tonearm. Skating force is created by friction between the stylus and the record, causing a force vector in a direction towards the center of the record when the headshell of the tonearm has an offset angle. Putting a stylus down on a flat, groove less record will cause the arm to move toward the center of the record. -
Page 10: Playing Records
E. ARM HEIGHT: Place a record on the turntable. Loosen the two setscrews in the base of the arm (right side and rear of base). Lower the arm onto the record and make the arm tube parallel to the record surface by rotating the wheel with the 4 prongs sticking out. - Page 11 Additional Items Available from Your Dealer The VPI Synchronous Drive System power supply provides a major increase in musicality by feeding the synchronous motor a perfectly stable wave form at the frequency you choose. The SDS lets you change speed electronically.
- Page 12 (3) years from the date of purchase by the original retail purchaser. VPI’s sole obligation under this warranty is limited to the repair or replacement, at VPI’s option, of any part(s) found to be defective. VPI’s obligation to repair or replace defective parts is the purchaser’s sole and exclusive remedy, and VPI shall not be liable for any direct or indirect injury and/or property damage arising out of the use of the product or defect in or failure of the product.
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