Champion LEVEL 1 Assembly and User Manual Page 1 clearaudio electronic GmbH 2006
Champion Level 1 USER MANUAL DEAR AUDIO ENTHUSIAST Thank you for your decision to purchase a clearaudio Champion Level 1 turntable. This turntable is manufactured to the highest degree of tolerance and quality. Please take a moment to read this owner’s manual to ensure correct set up, to avoid any possible damage and to learn how proper care of your clearaudio Champion Level 1 turntable which will give you many years of musical enjoyment and pleasure. clearaudio electronic GmbH Contents 1.
Champion Level 1 USER MANUAL 1. Front view The photo below shows the clearaudio Champion Level 1 turntable assembled and set up with the Unify tonearm. You can see the use of carefully selected materials and the resonance avoiding construction. Further the stand-alone Motor reduces any induced vibrations and resonances to the turntable chassis. Champion Level 1 assembled and set up 2.
Champion 1 Level 1 USER MANUAL 2 4 3 6 5 9 7 10 8 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Overview of package contents Not shown: a pair of white gloves 1. Champion acrylic chassis with mounted bearing 10. Champion acrylic chassis (lower part) 2. Complete preassembled stand-alone motor 11. REGA-counterweight 3. Decuppeling device for the motor 12. REGA-tonearm base nut 4. Three Flat Pads to be lawn under the Spikes 13. Complete preassembled REGA-OEM tonearm 5.
Champion Level 1 USER MANUAL 3. Assembly and Operation First please put on the white gloves to avoid finger prints on the surface of the acrylic chassis during installation. 1. Place first the lower part-chassis on a clean and soft surface. Please pay attention, that the surface of your HiFi-rack is horizontal and vertical correctly adjusted, by using the delivered level gauge. Important: Never turn the Spikes of the turntable chassis, they had been adjusted in the factory.
Champion Level 1 USER MANUAL 4. Place the decuppeling base for the motor in the indent of the chassis and place the motor on it. The switch of the motor should be on the outside of the turntable and the space between motor and chassis approx. 1cm. (for an exact adjustment see chapter 4). 5. Please screw the tonearm carefully into the upper part of the tonearm base. Then slide the tonearm nut over the tonearmcable and tighten it, but not too much because the tonearm should be still able to turn. 6.
Champion Level 1 USER MANUAL 7. Turn the tonearm into the final position where the tonearm is almost parallel to the right hand edge of the chassis. After that you can fix the tonearm in this position by holding the tonearm nut with one hand and turning the tonearm against, while using the other hand or tight the large nut with a wrench. Mount the tonearm counterweight. 8. To change the height of the tonearm lift, turn it up to the high position and loosen the little screw at the front.
Champion Level 1 USER MANUAL 12. If you should have problems with hum, the turntable may need to be grounded. In this case, connect the grounding wire supplied to the screw of the bearing and to the earth connector of your amplifier. The clearaudio Champion Level 1 turntable is now completely assembled and you can now enjoy listening to music. 4. Speed calibration Install the drive belt, first around the platter, then around the motor pulley.
Champion Level 1 USER MANUAL 6. Service If the platter (without drive belt) does not turn as easy as usual, you should squeeze a 5mm long line of the bearing grease into the upper part of the platter bearing. If any service or repair on all clearaudio products is necessary, please contact your dealer / distributor or contact clearaudio directly. We will inform you about your nearest service location. PLEASE RETAIN ALL ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
Champion Level 1 USER MANUAL 7. Technical Data Construction : Geometrically resonance-optimized chassis, beltdrive Speeds: 33 1/3 rpm / 45 rpm Drive unit: Stand-alone synchronous motor Platter bearing: Patented, inverted bearing with polished ball inside Platter: Silicon acrylic, surface absolutely plain Speed variation: ±0,1 % Weight: Approx. 14 Kg, with motor Dimensions: Approx.
