American Audio DTI 1.8 User Instructions

American Audio DTI 1.8 User Instructions

Direct drive turntable

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DTI 1.8
DIRECT DRIVE TURNTABLE

USER INSTRUCTIONS

4295 Charter Street
Los Angeles Ca. 90058
www.americanaudio.us
02/04

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  • Page 1: User Instructions

    DTI 1.8 DIRECT DRIVE TURNTABLE USER INSTRUCTIONS 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles Ca. 90058 www.americanaudio.us 02/04...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    The exclamation point triangular symbol is for connections. intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the user manual accompanying the amplifier. American Audio - www.americanaudio.us - DTI 1.8™ Instruction Manual Page 3 © ®...
  • Page 4: Electrical Safety Precautions

    _________________________________________ Audio customer support. ® 3. Do not place metal objects or spill liquid Dealer Phone__________________________ inside or on the turntable. Electric shock or malfunction may occur. American Audio - www.americanaudio.us - DTI 1.8™ Instruction Manual Page 4 © ®...
  • Page 5: Installation Guidlines

    EQUIPMENT GROUND CLAMPS POWER SERVICE GROUNDING ELECTRODE SYSTEM Fig. A (NEC ART 250, PART H) NEC — NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE American Audio - www.americanaudio.us - DTI 1.8™ Instruction Manual Page 5 © ®...
  • Page 6: Product Information

    WARRANTY INFORMATION The DTI 1.8™ carries a ONE year (365 days) limited warranty. This warranty covers parts and labor. Please fill out the enclosed warranty card to validate your purchase and warranty. All...
  • Page 7: Quick Start

    4. Volatile materials should not be used, such as: alcohol, thinner, benzine etc. They may remove the paint or damage the luster. Note: When storing the turntable please remove the target light. American Audio - www.americanaudio.us - DTI 1.8™ Instruction Manual Page 7 © ®...
  • Page 8: Assembly

    Please do not return the unit to your dealer without first contacting customer support. Some assembly required before you can begin to use your new DTI 1.8. Please follow the assembly instruction below before attempting to use you new turntable.
  • Page 9: Set-Up

    Headshell Locking Nut (21) counter-clock- wise to firmly secure the Headshell (20) to Tone arm Assembly (4). American Audio - www.americanaudio.us - DTI 1.8™ Instruction Manual Page 9 © ®...
  • Page 10 3 3 7 8 4 5 1 2 2 0 3 3 7 8 4 5 1 2 2 0 SPEED-RPM REVERSE PITCH SELECT QUARTZ SPEED-RPM REVERSE PITCH SELECT QUARTZ American Audio - www.americanaudio.us - DTI 1.8™ Instruction Manual Page 10 © ®...
  • Page 11: Proper Turntable Installation

    For example if your Counterweight (26) is set to 2.5 grams the Anti-Skate (25) value should also be set to 2.5. American Audio - www.americanaudio.us - DTI 1.8™ Instruction Manual Page 11 © ®...
  • Page 12: Main Unit

    This assembly will be explained in the tone arm sec- tion on page 15. 5. Pitch Adjust Slider - This slider is used to adjust the playback pitch percentage (platter speed) when the Quartz Lock (6) American Audio - www.americanaudio.us - DTI 1.8™ Instruction Manual Page 12 © ®...
  • Page 13 13. Center Spindle - This spindle holds the turntable platter (2) and records stable and centered. American Audio - www.americanaudio.us - DTI 1.8™ Instruction Manual Page 13 © ®...
  • Page 14 Turntables should only be connected to “Phono” inputs on a mixer. The red colored RCA jack re- presents the right channel input and the white rep resents the left channel input. American Audio - www.americanaudio.us - DTI 1.8™ Instruction Manual Page 14 © ®...
  • Page 15: Tone Arm Assembly

    (see counterweight 26). 26. Counterweight - The counterweight adjustment applies the proper downward pressure on the stylus. American Audio - www.americanaudio.us - DTI 1.8™ Instruction Manual Page 15 © ®...
  • Page 16: Trouble Shooting

    2. Check if the tone arm is balanced properly. Refer to Tone arm Balance and Stylus Pressure on page 11. 3. Check if the stylus is worn out. 4. Check your records, are they warped? American Audio - www.americanaudio.us - DTI 1.8™ Instruction Manual Page 16 © ®...
  • Page 17: Warranty

    American Audio concludes, after inspection, affects the reliability of the ® product; if the product has been repaired or serviced by anyone other than the American Audio ® factory unless prior written authorization was issued to purchaser by American Audio ;...
  • Page 18: Specifications

    Output: 1.5~3.6mV at 1KHz 5cm/sec (HP-4005) Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20KHz Channel Separation: More than 15 dB Channel Balance: Within 2.5dB at 1KHz Needle Pressure range: 3~4g American Audio - www.americanaudio.us - DTI 1.8™ Instruction Manual Page 18 © ®...
  • Page 19 Speed (Speed Range) +/- 8% 2.76K ,3.24K Speed (Speed Range) +/- 12% 2.64K ,3.36K Speed (Speed Range) +/- 20% 2.4K ,3.6K Speed (Center Range) 2995~3005 Wow and Flutter Channel separation American Audio - www.americanaudio.us - DTI 1.8™ Instruction Manual Page 19 © ®...
  • Page 20 ©American Audio® American DJ® Group of Companies World Headquarters: 4295 Charter Street Los Angeles, CA 90058 USA Tel: 323-582-2650 Fax: 323-582-2610 Web: www.americanaudio.us E-mail: info@americandj.com...

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