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ENGLISH Attaching the dust cover Dust cover Main unit Dust cover Opening and closing the dust cover Hinge Open 1 Insert the hinges completely into the hinge holders at the left and right ends of the back of the main unit. 2 Align the tops of the hinges with the dust cover hinge holders and insert them. oo Close the dust cover during playback. Since doing this prevents skipping caused by unintended contact and blocks external sound pressure, it makes noise less likely to occur. oo Do not open or close it when a record is playing. Doing so could, for example, cause the stylus to skip. oo Keep it closed whenever possible to keep dust out. Opening Hold the front edge of the dust cover and gently lift it open completely until it stops. The dust cover will stay open in this position. Closing Gently lower the dust cover until it is closed. VV Be careful not to pinch your finger, for example, when opening and closing the dust cover. Removing the dust cover Hold both edges of the dust cover and lift it slowly to remove it along with the hinges from the unit. Then, remove the hinges from the dust cover. Changing the cartridge To change the cartridge, first remove the headshell from the tone arm. oo The cartridge installed in this unit is equivalent to the Audio- Technica AT100E VM Type cartridge. (The replacement stylus for the installed cartridge is green. It does not have an Audio-Technica mark.) NOTE VM type cartridges have the same characteristics as MM type cartridges. oo We recommend that you lower the cartridge stylus protector before doing this task. Headshell Screws Nuts 4 Connect the shell lead terminals to the cartridge. oo The signals and colors of the shell leads are shown below. Signal Left channel + Left channel − Right channel + Right channel − Color White Blue Red Green 5 Balance the tone arm and adjust the sty- lus pressure. Follow the procedures in "Balancing the tone arm and adjusting the stylus pressure" on page 12. Shell leads Cartridge 1 Disconnect the shell lead terminals from the cartridge. 2 Loosen the screws and remove the cartridge. 3 Attach the new cartridge and tighten the screws. See the illustration below for the position of the screws when attached. 52.8 ±0.5 mm 13

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ENGLISH
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Attaching the dust cover
Hinge
Main unit
Dust cover
1
Insert the hinges completely into the
hinge holders at the left and right ends
of the back of the main unit.
2
Align the tops of the hinges with the
dust cover hinge holders and insert
them.
o
Close the dust cover during playback. Since doing this pre-
vents skipping caused by unintended contact and blocks
external sound pressure, it makes noise less likely to occur.
o
Do not open or close it when a record is playing. Doing so
could, for example, cause the stylus to skip.
o
Keep it closed whenever possible to keep dust out.
Removing the dust cover
Hold both edges of the dust cover and lift it slowly to remove it
along with the hinges from the unit. Then, remove the hinges
from the dust cover.
Dust cover
Opening and closing the dust cover
Open
Opening
Hold the front edge of the dust cover and gently lift it open
completely until it stops.
The dust cover will stay open in this position.
Closing
Gently lower the dust cover until it is closed.
V
Be careful not to pinch your finger, for
example, when opening and closing the
dust cover.
Changing the cartridge
To change the cartridge, first remove the headshell from the
tone arm.
o
The cartridge installed in this unit is equivalent to the Audio-
Technica AT100E VM Type cartridge. (The replacement
stylus for the installed cartridge is green. It does not have an
Audio-Technica mark.)
NOTE
VM type cartridges have the same characteristics as MM
type cartridges.
o
We recommend that you lower the cartridge stylus protec-
tor before doing this task.
Headshell
Cartridge
Shell leads
Screws
Nuts
1
Disconnect the shell lead terminals from
the cartridge.
2
Loosen the screws and remove the
cartridge.
3
Attach the new cartridge and tighten
the screws.
See the illustration below for the position of the screws
when attached.
52.8 ±0.5 mm
4
Connect the shell lead terminals to the
cartridge.
o
The signals and colors of the shell leads are shown
below.
Signal
Color
Left channel +
White
Left channel −
Blue
Right channel +
Red
Right channel −
Green
5
Balance the tone arm and adjust the sty-
lus pressure.
Follow the procedures in “Balancing the tone arm and
adjusting the stylus pressure” on page 12.