User manual / Bedienungsanleitung
5. Adjustment of the
The following settings require to mount the cartridge on the headshell.
Always follow the cartridge manufacturer's instructions.
Leave the stylus protector on your cartridge to avoid any damages!
Now you can connect the respective signal cable with the matching color pins of the cartridge.
Please note the following colour coding:
Red:
right channel / R+
Green:
right channel / R-
left channel / L+
White:
left channel / L-
Blue:
Connect the pins of your cartridge to the jacks of the headshell or tonearm cable, taking care not to
use too much force. Use suitable precision pliers or tweezers for assistance if necessary.
Pic. 11: Adjustment of the VTA
Please be extremely careful during the follow ing steps!
Never move the cartridge in the alignment gauge w hile it is low ered.
Use the lift to lower the tonearm and check if the tonearm tube is parallel to the platter.
The tonearm tube should not touch the lift bracket, but the needle must rest on the record or the
alignment gauge.
Put the tonearm tube back in the rest position if the tonearm tube is not parallel and shows a slight
incline.
Now carefully lower/ raise the entire tonearm in the clamping ring until the tonearm tube is parallel
to the platter.
Hand-tighten the clamping ring while the tonearm is in this position.
Put the tonearm back in the rest position holder and add the stylus protector if the position is still
correct.
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Magnify
tonearm
5.1 Adjustment of the VTA
The tonearm remains loose in the clamping ring and is not
screwed tight. Now place a record or the
gauge (Art. No. AC005/IEC) on the turntable and remove the
stylus protector from your cartridge.
Make sure that the tracking force is roughly adjusted in order
not to damage the cartridge.
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