Adjusting The Tracking Force; Further Adjustments - Clearaudio Talismann V2 Gold User Manual

1. Mounting procedure:
1.1. Align the mounting holes of the headshell or tonearm with the holes in the
cartridge.
1.2 Attach tonearm wires to cartridge pins, being careful not to add too much force.
Also be sure proper channel and polarity is maintained.
The signalpins are marked with the following
colors:
1.3. Insert the screws (M2.5 x 6) through the headshell holes and screw them into the inner
threads of the cartridge body. Tighten the screws until there is no movement of
the cartridge is possible. Don´t overtight the inner threads of the cartridge body.
NOTE:
We recommend using Clearaudio cartridge gold pins (Art.No. CO011) or damage may
result on cartridge pins.
1.4 Mount the headshell onto the tonearm (if not integrated), and adjust the overhang as
per tonearm manufacturer's specifications. Now please tighten the cartridge mounting
screws with the delivered screwdriver.
Take care that the cartridge is sitting flat and have full contact to the headshell.

2. Adjusting the Tracking Force

The correct tracking force is approximately 2.8 gram. Please use only these values, as a
light tracking force (1 gram or less) would allow the stylus to jump on the record grooves
will cause damage. NEVER exceed 4 grams tracking force or damage to stylus or cartridge
may result. If the ideal tracking force cannot be set (e.g. the cartridge is too light for the
arm), please use Clearaudio headshell spacers, available from your dealer.

3. Further adjustments

Proper VTA (Vertical-Tracking-Angle) is set by plain levelling onto the platter with a
distance of 0.3 and 0.5 mm between the record and the lowest part of the body.
The output of the cartridge is about 0.7 mV (most high end phono preamplifiers can handle
this output level). You may also use a MC head amplifier.
All Clearaudio phonostages are always an ideal partner. We achieved the best results with
a loading of 400 Ohms.
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Left output(L+)
Left ground
Right output (R+)
Right ground
Talismann V2 Gold
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User manual / Bedienungsanleitung
Picture 1: Color marking of the signalpins
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