Owner's manual

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Position B: Reposition protractor, place tip of stylus on point B (B- zero point 121
mm) and check alignment at position B in the same way as in position A.
If the cantilever is not in alignment then rotate protractor until it is in alignment
somewhere along the line ‘x y’ though not necessarily at point B. Raise the cueing
device to see better.
If needle is in front of point B, pull the cartridge forward in the slots of the headshell
for approximately the same distance. If it is behind point B, push cartridge backwards
for distance‘s’.
Position A: Now realign again at point A only by rotating cartridge body ensuring
that the position of the cartridge in the slots alongside is not changed.
Position B: Recheck alignment at point B and if cartridge is not aligned here rotate
protractor again to find where on line ‘x y’ the cantilever is aligned.
If it is in front as before, but nearer to point B, then again pull cartridge slightly
forward and repeat by aligning at point A.
If stylus is further forward on line ‘x y’ then move cartridge in opposite direction to
before, ie. backwards.
If stylus is behind the B point, the cartridge should be pushed back. Realign at
point A and then at B.
Continue until stylus is in alignment at both points.
NOTE:
1. Align at A by rotation
2. Check at B and align on line ‘x y’ and move cartridge along.
3. Again align at A by rotation
4. Again check at B and align on line ‘x y’ and move cartridge along.
Repeat until cartridge is in alignment at both points.
Note: Ensure that cantilever is not twisted due to bias force.
4.2.3. Fixing cartridge:
The screws holding to the headshell must now be tightened and it is very important
to avoid moving the position of the cartridge, so tighten in the following way:
slowly, one screw at a time in extremely small stages. Before screws are
completely tight check that cartridge is still in alignment at position B and then
at position A. Then tighten screws firmly bearing in mind whether the cartridge
body is made of metal or plastic!
Note: If you find it impossible to align the cartridge, ie. the cartridge cannot move far
enough forward in the slots of the headshell, then the tonearm is incorrectly positioned
on the armboard, being too far from the record centre. If the cartridge cannot be
moved far enough back in the headshell, then the arm is too near the centre of the
record.
In either case the tonearm will have to be repositioned on the armboard. It should be
noted however, that different cartridges allow for more or less movement than others.