Mounting The Headshell And The Counterweight For The Tone Arm - Omnitronic BD-1380 User Manual

5.2 Mounting the headshell and the counterweight for the tone arm

1 Take the headshell out of one of the two lateral polystyrene wrappings, place it onto the front end of the
tone arm, and secure it with the locking nut.
2 Take the counterweight out of one of the two lateral polystyrene wrappings and place it on the rear end
of the tone arm until it locks into the place. The counterweight is then used for precise adjustment of the
stylus pressure on the record.
5.3 Adjusting the stylus pressure
1 Pull down the protective cap of the stylus.
2 Turn the anti-skating knob counter-clockwise to "0".
3 Place the lever for the tone arm lift in the front position.
4 Open the tone arm locking lever to the right. Seize the handle of the tone arm and lead it carefully just
before the turntable platter so that it can be moved upwards and downwards. Attention! The stylus must
not hit against anything.
5 Lead the tone arm with the left hand to the side so that the stylus does not hit against the turntable
platter. With the right hand turn the counterweight so that the tone arm remains exactly in a horizontal
position and does not move upwards or downwards (Fig. 4).
• If the tone arm moves upwards, turn the counterweight counter-clockwise.
• If the tone arm moves downwards, turn the counterweight clockwise.
6 Put the tone arm back onto the tone arm support and secure it with the locking lever.
7 The counterweight is provided with a black rotary ring with a scale. The marking line on the tone arm
points to a value on this scale. Without turning the counterweight, only turn the ring to "0" (Fig. 5).
8 The scale indicates the stylus pressure in grams. A stylus pressure of 3.5 g is required for the supplied
stylus system. For this purpose, turn the counterweight (with the scale) counter-clockwise until the
marking line on the tone arm points to " 3.5" (Fig. 6).
Fig. 4: Tone arm balance
5.4 Adjusting the anti-skating facility
When playing a record, forces occur on the stylus which are compensated by the anti-skating facility. For this
purpose, adjust the anti-skating knob from "0" to the value which equals the stylus pressure, i. e. for the
supplied stylus system to " 3.5". The value is indicated on the knob.
5.5 Mounting the dust cover
Take the two hinges for the dust cover out of the two polystyrene wrappings and attach them to the dust
cover. Place the dust cover with the hinges on the turntable. It can be removed at any time if it interferes with
the operation.
Fig. 5: Scale ring
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Fig. 6: Stylus pressure adjustment
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