RCA plugs: red = right channel ; black = left channel
The standard wiring is shielded from the arm to the RCA-plugs. The
"ground? wire is to be connected to the following amplification stage?s
"ground?. If you use a "star grounding? pattern, connect the ground wire to
your "ce ntral? ground.
4) Adjusting your tonearm/cartridge
4.1) Alignment of the arm relative to the turntable
The arm will now be moved back to it?s resting position, then the shaft ?
needs to be turned so that the armwand in it?s resting position ends up
being parallel with the right side of your turntable. Any position is fine but
you might prefer the more "orderly? look of the properly aligned ensemble.
Now you can remove the cardboard strip sitting between the magnets. It
was placed there to prevent excessive movement during shipping. This
bearing is, unlike many other bearing types, not susceptible to shock
induced damage. It is still advisable to keep the cardboard strip for later
transpo rts (any appropriately folded peace of paper will do).
4.2) Mounting your cartridge
The cartridge can be mounted in the headshell using the supplied M2.5
non-magnetic stainless steel screws (i). You might prefer to first separate
the mounting plate from the armwand by unscrewing the M3-connection-
screw(j) . Usually it is sufficient to tighten the M2.5 screws well, but not
excessively so. Over-tightened screws can result in internal tensions in the
cartridge body, negatively affecting the sound or even damaging the
internal structure. Don?t forget: the next step after "REALLY tight? is "totally
loose?.
Connecting the mounting plate with the armwand requires tightening screw
j, the same rules apply.
4.3) Tracking force and overhang
Take the counterweight and slide it onto the back section of the armwand.
Leave your "stylus cover? (if your cartridge features such a device) on and
set the tracking force to approx. 1.5 gr. Tighten the counterweight locking
screw (g) just so that you can still slide the counterweight without applying
much pressure.
Using a proper template (i.e. Dennesen, Clearaudio or my own) the
overhang is now adjusted by first loosening screw j , then sliding the
mounting plate towards or away from the bearing. Using the
aforementioned alignment gauges will automatically result in achieving a
proper "outer? zero-point(120.9mm) once you have managed to get the
"inner? zero-point(66.04mm) right.
Next, check the tangency of the cantilever as seen from above - with the
stylus not quite touching the alignment gauge - and if necessary turn the
headshell mounting plate, making sure the cantilever (not the cartridge
body) is tangential to the record.
Finally, tighten scre w (j) again.
4.4) VTA-Adjustment
As a starting point you should raise or lower the tonearm block until the
armwand appears to be parallel to the record surface with the needle in the |
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